Ranji Trophy 2019-20 | I was hungry for runs when I was banned, reveals Prithvi Shaw

When the 20-year-old returned to the playing field last month, he had promised a ‘2.0’ version of himself on Twitter. And going by the way he went about slamming a 179-ball 202 against Baroda, it was evident that sitting on the sidelines had left him starving for runs — and Baroda’s hapless bowlers paid the price for it. 

“Everyone knows that I had a lot of things in my mind, which I had to beat. I was hungry for runs for the last three months (when he was banned). A lot of people supported me (in this time),” Shaw said, reported TOI. 

The attacking opener, who has an 80-plus strike rate in the long format, was glad he shed the tendency of getting out soon after completing his century — before this, he had slammed eight tons in 17 first-class games in the past.

“The good thing was that I managed to continue even after getting my hundred. I didn’t feel that I needed to just slog once I completed my century. I was a bit slow between 100 to 150, because I wanted to build my innings, and play a big knock,” he said.

“I felt great. It came at the right time. I used to get out a lot of times between 100 and 150, which a lot of people have pointed out. I too felt that they weren’t wrong. So, it was a very good thing for me that I converted my hundred into a double hundred,” Shaw added.