The 2011 Cricket World Cup ultimate is a day held pricey by many Indians, because it was the day India lifted the trophy after 28 years. One such one that was current on the iconic Wankhede Stadium to expertise the second was a younger Prithvi Shaw, then solely 11 years previous. Shaw was on the Wankhede alongside none apart from Arjun Tendulkar, the son of India legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was on the taking part in subject. Shaw reminisced on the second when he watched India elevate the World Cup alongside his pal Arjun.
Talking on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA), Shaw mirrored on what he described as his first reminiscence on the Wankhede.
“My first reminiscence that I keep in mind, and it is for the remainder of my life, was after I got here right here to observe the 2011 World Cup. I used to be 11 that point; me and Arjun Tendulkar, my pal, we each sat right here and watched that sport stay,” Shaw narrated.
“I nonetheless keep in mind the second once we lifted that World Cup. What an expertise. That was my first time,” Shaw added.
Shaw himself has been hailed as one in all Mumbai’s brightest skills in recent times, though his profession might not have turned out as he would’ve hoped. Having seen Sachin Tendulkar elevate the World Cup in entrance of his eyes, alongside his son, Shaw would expertise an analogous second some years later, albeit at a junior degree.
In 2018, Shaw led India to the 2018 U19 World Cup title, main a technology boasting skills like Shubman Gill and Arshdeep Singh to the cup.
Nevertheless, Shaw has endured a troublesome few months. The batter has been regularly dropped from Mumbai’s sides in home cricket, with indiscipline cited as the key issue. He additionally went unsold within the IPL 2025 public sale.
In the meantime, Arjun Tendulkar plies his commerce for Goa in home cricket.
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