- Born
- Birth namePrithvi Pankaj Shaw
- Prithvi Shaw was born on November 9, 1999 in Thane, Maharashtra, India.
- In December 2017, he was named captain of India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He led India in the final where they beat Australia by 8 wickets to win their fourth Under-19 World Cup.
- In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction for Rupees 1.2 crores. On 23 April 2018, Shaw became the youngest player to open batting in the Indian Premier League history at the age of 18 and 165 days while playing for Delhi Daredevils during their match against Kings XI Punjab.
- On 27 April 2018, Prithvi Shaw notched up his first IPL fifty against the Kolkata Knight Riders and went on to become the joint youngest player to score an IPL fifty along with Sanju Samson (in 18 years and 169 days).
- He made his Test debut against West Indies on 4 October 2018. In that match, he scored his maiden century in Tests and became the youngest batsman to make a Test century on debut for India (18 years and 329 days). India won the second Test by ten wickets, with Shaw being named the Player of the Series.
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