Not actually fascinated by India choice now, says Shaw after double ton in county cricket

Fresh from scoring his second double hundred in List A cricket, out-of-favour India opener Prithvi Shaw has asserted that he’s at the moment not fascinated by his future within the nationwide staff and simply desires to get pleasure from his stint in nation cricket.

At his fluent finest, Shaw smashed 244 off 153 deliveries to trend Northamptonshire’s 87-run win over Somersert in England’s One-Day Cup event right here on Wednesday.

The gifted 23-year-old is out of India competition because the final two years. He final performed for the Men in Blue on the tour of Sri Lanka in July 2021.

He was overlooked of the continued collection towards the West Indies and can also be not part of the second-string Indian T20I squads for the upcoming Ireland collection and the Asian Games.

“Definitely (here for the) experience for sure. Not really thinking what the Indian selectors may be thinking, but I just want to have a good time here,” Shaw mentioned after the sport.

“Northamptonshire have given me this opportunity… they’re really looking after me. I’m really enjoying it,” he added.

Playing in his maiden county season, Shaw regarded in chic contact on Wednesday as he smashed 28 fours and 11 sixes en path to his second List A double century.

Shaw mentioned with the solar shinning vivid, the batting circumstances have been superb, including that he felt it was his day to go massive.

“The solar was out, it was type of like Indian climate right now (Wednesday) so it was actually wanting good. I wasn’t fascinated by something.

“You know when an inside edge doesn’t get me out, that means this day is for me. You have to be lucky sometimes, so I think this was a day for me. I didn’t look back after that. When I got 150 I thought I was timing the ball really well and this could be the day to go bigger,” he mentioned.

With the innings, the Mumbai batter bettered his highest List A rating of 227, which he had scored towards Puducherry within the Vijay Hazare Trophy in February 2021.

“The 227 was in my head to be honest. I spoke to Whitey (Sam Whiteman) when he was there and I told him it’s 227, my highest score,” Shaw mentioned.

“It was a good team effort all around. I always try and win matches for the team and I’m the kind of a player who puts my team first and then myself.”