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Hindustan Times
a day ago
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- Hindustan Times
Prithvi Shaw begins a new innings of his career with a century for Maharashtra on debut; fans say..
Prithvi Shaw began his innings with Maharashtra in some style as he smashed a 122-ball century in his debut innings for the state team in the opening round of the Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 in Chennai. Playing against Chhattisgarh, Shaw brought his A-game, helping Maharashtra claw their way back after suffering an initial collapse. Maharashtra stumbled to 143/5 at one stage after the loss of Ruturaj Gaikwad's wicket. Prithvi Shaw smashed a ton on his Maharashtra debut in the Buchi Babu tournament(PTI) The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain lost his wicket for 1 as he came out to bat at No.4. However, Shaw continued with his counter-attack. His innings included 14 boundaries and one six. Earlier in the game, Chhattisgarh had piled on 252 runs in 89.3 overs on the opening day. Prithvi Shaw was outstanding in the field, and he took three catches in the outfield. This is Shaw's first competitive outing since December 2024. Shaw was eventually dismissed for 111 off 141 balls. He was dismissed by leg-spinner Shubham Agrawal. The 25-year-old made the switch from Mumbai to Maharashtra in July 2025. He had written a letter to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)seeking a No-Objection Certificate to make the move. Mumbai granted him permission, and hence, he made the switch to Maharashtra. Shaw was embroiled in several controversies last year after he was dropped from the Mumbai team due to issues with his fitness and discipline. 'At this stage of my career, I believe joining the Maharashtra team will help me grow further as a cricketer. I am deeply grateful to the Mumbai Cricket Association for the opportunities and support I have received over the years," Shaw had said after making the move to Maharashtra. Shaw's international career Shaw has played five Tests, six ODIs, and a T20I for India so far. His last international appearance came in July 2021. The right-hander was viewed as the next big thing in Indian cricket once he made his debut in 2018; however, he quickly fizzled out. The youngster also went unsold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction before the 2025 season. Despite several injuries across the ten teams in the IPL, no team even picked Shaw as a replacement player.
Indian Express
a day ago
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- Indian Express
Prithvi Shaw smashes hundred in debut innings for Maharashtra in Buchi Babu Trophy 2025
Out-of-favour India opener Prithvi Shaw made a scorching start to his stint with Maharashtra as he smoked a 122-ball century in the first innings against Chhattisgarh in the opening round of the Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 in Chennai on Tuesday. This is the 25-year-old Shaw's first tournament for the side, having moved from Mumbai in July. Shaw is looking to reignite his career in top-level cricket after a torrid season last year in which he was dropped by Mumbai due to issues with his fitness and discipline. Shaw had been granted a no-objection certificate from Mumbai to change teams in June. 'At this stage of my career, I believe joining the Maharashtra team will help me grow further as a cricketer,' Shaw said in a statement. 'I am deeply grateful to the Mumbai Cricket Association for the opportunities and support I have received over the years.' Widely rated as one of the most exciting young talents in the world during his teenage years, Shaw's international career petered out after five Tests, six ODIs and a T20I, with his last match for India coming in July 2021. He remained prolific in the domestic scene for a couple of years after that as well before his sharp decline last season. Shaw has 4556 runs in 58 first-class appearances at 46.02, scoring 13 centuries and 18 half-centuries with a highesgt score of 379. In List-A games, he has 3399 runs at 55.72 and a strike-rate of 125.74. In T20s, his 2902 runs have come at a strike-rate of 151.54 and average of 25.01. He was unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Shaw was captain of the Indian team that won the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, with current Test captain Shubman Gill being the player of the tournament. MORE TO FOLLOW
Indian Express
5 days ago
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- Indian Express
Buchi Babu Trophy 2025: Full schedule, groups, key squads, match dates and venues
The All India Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 is scheduled to be held ahead of the senior men's domestic cricket season, starting August 18 in Tamil Nadu. Hosted annually in the lead-up to the domestic cricket season, the Buchi Babu Trophy returned after a six-year hiatus in 2023. Considered to be one of the oldest-running cricket tournaments in India, the tournament is named after Mothavarapu Venkata Mahipathi Naidu, popularly known as Buchi Babu Naidu, a pioneer of cricket in Tamil Nadu. MUST READ | Why a cricket tournament dating back to 1909 is still the preferred event for state teams to prepare for Ranji Trophy The tournament will also have several India stars in the competition this time. 16 teams will participate in the competition along with two teams picked by the TNCA – President's XI and TNCA XI. The tournament will be held at multiple venues across Chennai. The winner will take receive Rs. 3 lakh while the runner-up will get Rs. 2 lakh. In the league stage, each game lasts for three days. Each team's first innings will consist of 90 overs, followed by a second innings of 45 overs. Knockout matches are four-day games, with each team batting for 90 overs in both the first and second innings. Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 Groups Group A: TNCA President's XI, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra Group B: Railways, Jammu & Kashmir, Baroda, Odisha Group C: TNCA XI, Mumbai, Haryana, Bengal Group D: Hyderabad, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand. Round 1 (August 18 to 20) TNCA President's XI vs HPCA at Gojan College A Ground TNCA XI vs Mumbai at Gojan College B Ground Chhattisgarh vs Maharashtra at Gurunanak College Jammu & Kashmir vs Indian Railways at MRF-Pachiyappa's Odisha vs Baroda at CPT IP Haryana vs Bengal at AM Jain College MPCA vs Jharkhand at SRM College Hyderabad vs Punjab at Murugappa Ground Round 2 (August 22 to 24) TNCA XI vs Haryana at Gojan College A Ground TNCA President's XI vs Maharashtra at Gojan College B Ground Hyderabad vs Jharkhand at Gurunanak College Punjab vs MPCA at MRF-Pachiyappa's Chhattisgarh vs HPCA at SSN College Jammu & Kashmir vs Baroda at Murugappa Ground Mumbai vs Bengal at IIT Madras Indian Railways vs Odisha at SRM College Round 3 (August 26 to 28) TNCA President's XI vs Chhattisgarh at Gojan College A Ground TNCA XI vs Bengal at Gojan College B Ground Mumbai vs Haryana at MRF-Pachiyappa's Indian Railways vs Baroda at Gurunanak College Hyderabad vs MPCA at AM Jain College Punjab vs Jharkhand at CPT IP Jammu & Kashmir vs Odisha at SSN College Maharashtra vs HPCA at Murugappa Ground Semifinals (August 31 to September 3) Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B, Venue: TBD Winner of Group C vs Winner of Group D, Venue: TBD Final (September 6 to 9) Venue: TBD When and where to watch Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 matches? The Buchi Babu Trophy 2024 matches will be streamed on the TNCA app and the TNCA YouTube channel. Buchi Babu Trophy 2025 Squads Maharashtra: Ankeet Bawane (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prithvi Shaw, Siddhesh Veer, Sachin Dhas, Arshin Kulkarni, Harshal Kate, Siddharth Mhatre, Saurabh Nawale (WK), Mandar Bhandari (WK), Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Pradeep Dadhe, Vicky Ostwal, Hitesh Walunj, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar. Mumbai: Ayush Mhatre (c), Musheer Khan, Divyansh Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Suved Parker (vc), P Kanpillewar, Harsh Aghav, Sairaj Patil, Aakash Parkar, Aakash Anand,, Hardik Tamore, Shreyas Gurav, Yash Dicholkar, Himanshu Singh, Roystan Dias, Sylvester Dsouza, Irfan Umair. TNCA President's XI: Pradosh Ranjan Paul (C), C. Andre Siddarth C (Vice-capt.), B. Indrajith, Vijay Shankar, R. Vimal Khumar, S. Radhakrishnan, S. Lokeshwar, G. Ajitesh, J. Hemchudeshan, R.S. Ambrish, C.V. Achyuth, H. Trilok Nag, P. Saravana Kumar, P. Vidyuth, K. Abhinav. TNCA XI: M. Shahrukh Khan (C), Boopathi Vaishna Kumar (Vice-capt.), B. Sachin, M. Siddharth, Tushar Raheja, Kiran Karthikeyan, S. Mohamed Ali, S. Rithik Easwaran, S.R. Athish, S. Lakshay Jain, D.T. Chandrasekar, P. Vignesh, R. Sonu Yadav, D. Deepesh, J. Prem Kumar, A. Esakkimuthu, T.D. Lokesh Raj. Jammu and Kashmir: Qamran Iqbal, Vivrant Sharma, Paras Dogra, Yawer Hassan, Abdul Samad, Musaif Ajaz, Kawalpreet Singh, Shivansh Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, Dikshant Kundal, Umran Malik, Umar Nazir, Rohit Sharma, Vanshaj Sharma, Sunil Kumar & Sahil Lotra.
