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A majestic 379! Prithvi Shaw’s unforgettable Ranji Trophy knock that roared back at critics

Poulomi Chakraborty

Prithvi Shaw's 379 (Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x.com)Prithvi Shaw's 379 (Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x.com)

In a world still mesmerized by the legend of Sachin Tendulkar, finding another like him seemed impossible, until Prithvi Shaw arrived. The young Mumbai prodigy, who captained India to Under-19 World Cup glory in 2018, carried an uncanny touch of the Master Blaster’s magic.

With his fearless stroke play and effortless timing, Shaw didn’t just make runs; he reignited memories of a young Sachin. But when everything looked perfect, Prithvi’s setbacks in career and personal life halted, turning his dream of becoming Indian cricket’s next big thing into a story of what could have been.

After a lot of buzz over his future, he scored an outstanding double hundred for Maharashtra in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025. But this isn’t his first masterclass in silence. Two years ago, in the 2023 Ranji season, Shaw had already scripted history with a jaw-dropping 379. Let’s relive Shaw’s heroics on that day.

Prithvi Shaw’s bat speaks louder than the noise

If we compare cricket to a coin, it also has two sides. Whenever someone enjoys sky-high glory, sometimes some setbacks follow the same path. Even after a stellar entry into the cricket world, Prithvi Shaw’s downfall was a wonder to the cricket world. A little boy from Virar, who worked hard relentlessly to make his dream true, faced the toughest setback.

Creating wonders in domestic cricket, Prithvi Shaw achieved success early in his career. Bursting onto the scene with record-breaking feats in domestic cricket, he tasted glory early, leading India’s Under-19 team to a World Cup triumph in 2018.

Continuing this, IPL debut and Test debut for India came along his path. But with fame came the weight of expectations, and somewhere along the way, the young prodigy who once soared began to lose his rhythm.

In 2023, when the cricket world doubted his abilities, Prithvi showed that the fire had still not left him. His thunderous triple hundred against Assam wasn’t just a knock; it was a statement answer to all the critics.

Shaw rises like a phoenix with his epic 379-run

When Mumbai took the field against Assam in their Ranji Trophy 2023 group clash, few could have predicted the storm about to unfold. As the batter came to open the innings with Musheer Khan, the opponent bowler faced the heat, and the world witnessed Prithvi’s grit to answer back to all the doubts.

After scoring a hundred, Prithvi Shaw never looked back as he smashed the Assam bowlers all over the ground. The Assam bowlers ran out of ideas as Shaw unleashed a breathtaking display of stroke play, racing past 150 and then a commanding double hundred. Every shot echoed confidence, every run silenced doubt. Shaw ended the day one being on 240 runs in 283 balls.

As day 2 resumed, the Assam bowler tried to derail Shaw’s brilliance, but the opener started where he left off on the previous day. He scored his maiden triple hundred in just 326 deliveries and refused to stop the destruction. The assault didn’t stop there; he cruised past 350, eyeing a rare quadruple ton. But just as history beckoned, Riyan Parag found the breakthrough. Shaw’s majestic innings ended at 379 off 383 balls, laced with 49 fours and four sixes.

The dream of a brilliant quadruple century may have been dashed in the mid-way, but the majestic 379 wrote a story of redemption as Prithvi Shaw crushed some legendary milestones. With that magical innings, he broke Sunil Gavaskar and Cheteshwar Pujara’s record and ever surpassed VVS Laxman’s record of scoring 353 against Karnataka in the 1999-2000 season.

As the world casted a shadow on Prithvi Shaw’s future, the fiery opener gave the sharpest answer with his trusted weapon. His form and some circumstances may have derailed him from his dream, but the hunger put him on the right path again. In the grand history of the Ranji Trophy, Shaw’s innings will forever echo as the day a prodigy reclaimed his crown with pure, unstoppable dominance.