Twitter reactions on Prithvi Shaw’s century on debut: Twitter was praiseworthy of debutant Prithvi Shaw scoring a century on Test debut.
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During the first Test of West Indies’ tour of India at Rajkot, Prithvi Shaw scored
After Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bat, India didn’t get off to the best of starts as Lokesh Rahul was adjourned lbw on 0. The dismissal, not for a moment, affected the teenage batsman as he was seen playing his natural game of attacking the opposition bowlers.
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Facing just his seventh delivery, Shaw scored his first Test boundary off Keemo Paul. In Paul’s second over, Shaw hit three boundaries to officially announce his arrival in Test cricket. Shaw made full use of the momentum and eventually became the youngest Indian opener to score a Test half-century on debut.
Shaw completed his half-century in 56 balls, the second-fastest by an Indian debutant in Test cricket. India went in to lunch at 133-1 in 25 overs. Unbeaten on 75 (74), Shaw was playing at a strike rate of 100+.
In the second session, Shaw continued in his archetype way, scoring a couple of boundaries off Devendra Bishoo in the first over after the break. On the second delivery of the 33rd over, Shaw hit a Paul delivery through covers to complete his century. Shaw celebrated the feat by jumping in the air. His teammates were seen cheering him from the dressing room.
Shaw completed the hundred off 99 balls, becoming the seventh youngest (second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar) cricketer to score a Test hundred. Below are some of the latest tweets on Shaw’s maiden century at Rajkot:
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