Out-of-favour India batter Prithvi Shaw on Wednesday hogged all of the limelight after he scored a 153-ball 244 for Northamptonshire in England’s One-Day Cup match towards Somerset. Shaw, who endured a troublesome season with the bat within the Indian Premier League earlier this 12 months, turned the primary Indian batter to attain a double century within the match, and solely the second to attain a 150+ whole after Cheteshwar Pujara. During his marathon knock, Shaw smashed 24 fours and eight sixes to energy Northamptonshire to 415/8 after they opted to bat.

After his knocks, followers and Shaw’s shut ons congratulated him. Taking to Instagram, Shaw shared screenshots from his WhatsApp chats of the identical.

Here are among the posts:

Over the previous few years, Shaw has struggled to get into the Indian aspect. But, his newest knock gave a glimpse of why he’s nonetheless a power to reckon with.

The 23-year-old, who’s taking part in in his maiden county season, reached his maiden hundred for the aspect off 81 balls.

He then cruised to the 200-run mark off simply 129 balls with the assistance of 24 fours and eight sixes to energy Northamptonshire to 415/8 after they opted to bat.

Notably, this was his ninth List A century, and first since his 165 towards Karnataka within the Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinal when he led Mumbai to elevate the title in 2020-21.

This was his third recreation for Northamptonshire, having managed scores of 26 and 34, respectively, in his final two outings.