Prithvi Shaw set to feature for Maharashtra after leaving Mumbai ahead of 2025-26 domestic season

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Maharahtra Cricket Aociation on Monday confirmed that India opener Prithvi Shaw will repreent Maharahtra in dometic cricket from the 2025-26 eaon.
Lat month, Shaw requeted a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from Mumbai to witch team, which wa iued to him by the board in late June. The MCA Preident, Rohit Pawar, believe Shaw incluion will add tremendou trength to the talented quad while auring that the board firmly tand behind their new tar.
We are delighted to welcome a player of Prithvi Shaw calibre to the Maharahtra team. Hi incluion add tremendou trength to an already talented quad compriing experienced player like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ankit Bawne, Rahul Tripathi, Mukeh Choudhary, and Rajneeh Gurbani, Pawar aid in a pre releae by the MCA.
Shaw international and IPL experience will be invaluable, epecially for mentoring younger player in the quad. I extend my heartfelt thank to the MCA Apex Council and the Cricket Adviory Committee (CAC) for upporting thi deciion. Maharahtra Cricket Aociation tand firmly behind Prithvi in hi new journey, and we wih him the very bet for the eaon ahead, he added.
Shaw believe that moving from Mumbai to Maharahtra at thi tage of hi career will help him grow a a cricketer. He believe that being a part of the new etup will have a poitive impact on hi cricketing journey.
At thi tage of my career. I believe joining the Maharahtra team will help me grow further a a cricketer. I am deeply grateful to the Mumbai Cricket Aociation for the opportunitie and upport I have received over the year. I am confident that being part of uch a progreive etup will poitively impact my journey a a cricketer, Shaw aid.
The 25-year-old boat 4556 run in 58 firt-cla appearance at an average of 46.02. Lat eaon, he wa dropped from the Ranji Trophy quad due to fitne concern and diciplinary iue. He made hi lat appearance for Mumbai in the Syed Muhtaq Ali T20 Trophy final in December 2024.
Im happy to get the opportunity to play alongide talented player like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ankit Bawne, Rahul Tripathi, Rajneeh Gurbani, and Mukeh Choudhary in the Maharahtra team, he added.
Shaw ha mutered up 3,399 run at 55.72 and a trike rate of 125.74 in 65 Lit-A appearance. In 117 T20, Shaw ha truck 2,902 run at 25.01 while maintaining a trike rate of 25.01.
A Shaw begin hi new tint at Maharahtra, he i likely to be captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and will look to add firepower to their batting etup. In the lat Ranji Trophy eaon, Maharahtra could conjure jut two win out of even game and packed up their bag in the group tage. In the Syed Muhtaq Ali T20 Trophy, Maharahtra crahed out of the tournament in the firt round with a 3-3 record.
However, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Maharahtra found their lot mojo, topped the group and flourihed with trong performance before falling hort in the emi-final againt Vidarbha. (ANI)