Prithvi Shaw Biography: Age, Height, Weight, Debut, Jersey Number and Hairstyle

Prithvi Shaw, India U19 World Cup winning captain, is a right-handed batsman known for his aggressive style of batting and early success as a prodigy. From a young age, he showed cricketing talent and skills to be one of the best batsman in India. Despite his ups and downs, he remains an attractive option for Indian cricket. In this article, we will focus on Prithvi Shaw biography in detail.

Who is Prithvi Shaw?

Prithvi Shaw, Indian batter, started his career with great promise by featuring at the international level at a very young age. The opening batter from Mumbai showed potential to become one of the best openers in the world but struggled to perform well consistently. He has been part of the Delhi Capitals since 2018 except IPL 2025 when he was dropped. Recently, he got engaged with Akriti Agarwal, with whom he was in relationship for a very long time.

Prithvi Shaw Age and Birth Details

Prithvi Shaw date of birth is November 9, 1999 and born in Thane, Maharashtra, India. Prithvi Shaw birthday falls in the same month of Virat Kohli's birthday. The age of Prithvi Shaw is 26 years and there is a lot of cricket left in this young cricketer as cricket fans always wonder other cricketers doing well who are same as Prithvi Shaw age.

Prithvi Shaw Height and Physical Stats

Prithvi Shaw weight and height are always under discussion among the cricket fans especially Prithvi Shaw weight as he gained a lot over the years and his body fat percentage also gained attention. Prithvi Shaw height is not that tall and is considered among the shortest Indian cricketers as Prithvi Shaw height in feet is 5 feet and 4 inches and Prithvi Shaw height in cm is 164 cm.

Prithvi Shaw Education

The right-hand batter is know for balancing academics with cricket training during his young days. Prithvi Shaw school name is AVS Vidyamandir and Rizvi Springfield High School, Mumbai. Prithvi Shaw education was also supported by The Rizvi Education Society (RES) after he scored highest runs in an innings by an Indian in school cricket (546 runs). He also completed his bachelor's degree from Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai.

Prithvi Shaw Religion and Caste

Prithvi Shaw religion is Hinduism which he follows and can be seen visiting various Hindu temples to seek blessings. However, there is no information available on Prithvi Shaw caste.

Prithvi Shaw Lifestyle and Appearance

The cricket from Mumbai is known his skills on the field as well as off the field presence. He follows trends in clothing as well as hairstyles. Prithvi Shaw hairstyle frequently changes from time to time. He used to have a decent basic haircut but went on to have bald look as of now.

Prithvi Shaw Debut

Prithvi Shaw debut in international caught attention of cricket experts about his growing talent. He made his test debut against West Indies at Rajkot on October 04 - 06, 2018, ODI debut against New Zealand at Hamilton on February 05, 2020 and T20I debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS) on July 25, 2021. He debuted young and caught the eye with a century in his first Test match. Prithvi Shaw batting style was appreciated by many legend cricketers. However, Prithvi Shaw current teams include Delhi Capitals in IPL and Maharashtra Domestic Cricket Team in domestic circuit.

Prithvi Shaw Jersey Number

Cricketer Prithvi Shaw wears the number 100 on his cricket jersey. The reason behind Prithvi Shaw jersey number is his surname, Shaw, sounds like "Sau" (meaning 100) in Hindi. He has mentioned that he simply likes the number and that it's a personal preference, not a superstition.

Prithvi Shaw Achievements and Awards

Prithvi Shaw has been a fabulous batsman since his early days in the game of cricket, where he has achieved much in the start and but now failing to even cement his place in any team. He has a school record under his name where he has scored 546 runs from 330 balls in a Harris Shield match, becoming the first player to surpass 500 runs in an official inter-school competition. He captained the Indian cricket team in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2018 and won the World Cup. He scored 134 runs on his Test debut against the West Indies and became the youngest Indian to do so. He has a similar kind of record in domestic cricket and has won many MCA awards.