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Prithvi Shaw Age, Career Stats, Records and IPL Salary

Prithvi Shaw is an Indian right-handed opening batter who was 26 years old on 11 August 2026. He captained India to the 2018 Under-19 World Cup title, scored 134 on Test debut later that year and built an IPL career based on attacking powerplay batting. Delhi Capitals brought him back for the 2026 season at a documented ₹75 lakh auction price. The official IPL career ledger lists 79 matches and 1,892 runs, while the dated Wikipedia API table records five Tests, six ODIs, 63 first-class matches and 124 T20s. No unsupported net-worth, relationship or image-rights claim is added.

By StumpScope Cricket Desk · Edited by StumpScope Editorial Team · Updated 2026-08-11

Right-hand batRight-arm off break bowlerBorn 1999-11-09

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Current squadDelhi CapitalsIndian Premier League · 2026

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Full namePrithvi Pankaj Shaw

Age26As of 2026-08-11

Date of birth1999-11-09Thane, Maharashtra, India

Batting styleRight-hand bat

Bowling styleRight-arm off break

Career overview

Prithvi Shaw cricket career

Prithvi Pankaj Shaw was born on 9 November 1999 and was 26 on the checked date.

He is a right-handed opening batter and an occasional right-arm off-break bowler.

He captained India to the 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup title and scored 261 tournament runs.

He made 134 on Test debut against West Indies at Rajkot in October 2018.

The official IPL ledger lists 79 matches and 1,892 career runs.

Delhi Capitals reacquired him for ₹75 lakh for IPL 2026.

Career story

Prithvi Shaw career, earnings and personal life

Who is Prithvi Shaw?

Prithvi Pankaj Shaw is an Indian opening batter whose career moved unusually quickly from school records to first-class cricket, an Under-19 World Cup title, a Test debut century and the IPL. He bats right-handed and is selected primarily for the speed with which he can score against the new ball. His occasional off-break bowling is part of his registered playing style, but it has not been a defining senior role.

This page treats Shaw as one canonical person. Mumbai domestic cricket, India internationals, Delhi Capitals matches and overseas appearances are relationships attached to the same identity. That prevents separate team pages from creating different ages, biographies or career totals for the same player. The profile also separates dated statistical snapshots because international, first-class and franchise databases can update on different schedules.

Prithvi Shaw age, birthplace and playing style

Shaw was born on 9 November 1999 in Thane, Maharashtra, and was 26 years old on 11 August 2026. The Delhi Capitals and IPL directories classify him as a batter, while the detailed player records describe a right-handed opener who can bowl right-arm off break. His public cricket identity is therefore straightforward even when his competition memberships change.

Age is calculated from the published date of birth and tied to the checked date rather than written as a permanent number. That matters on a profile intended to remain live for several seasons. The same rule applies to team status: Delhi Capitals are his current documented IPL squad in 2026, but the profile retains earlier Mumbai, India and county achievements without implying that each is a current contract.

The 546-run school innings

Shaw became nationally known as a 14-year-old after scoring 546 in a Harris Shield match in Mumbai in November 2013. ICC later referenced the innings while describing the reputation he carried into the 2018 Under-19 World Cup. A school score cannot be combined with first-class or international statistics, but it is important biographical evidence of how early his batting attracted attention.

The number is sometimes used as a shortcut for his entire youth career. A more useful interpretation is that it created expectation before he had entered senior cricket. Shaw then had to repeat that output under stronger bowling and longer-match conditions. His later debut hundreds in the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Test cricket show why the school record remained relevant rather than being an isolated junior achievement.

First-class debut and domestic rise

Mumbai selected Shaw for the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy semifinal, where he scored a second-innings century on first-class debut and was named Player of the Match. He then scored a hundred on Duleep Trophy debut in 2017. ICC recorded that he became the youngest player to reach that Duleep debut milestone at the time, taking over a record associated with Sachin Tendulkar.

The dated Wikipedia API snapshot lists 63 first-class matches, 5,026 runs, 14 hundreds and 21 fifties at an average of 47.41, with a high score of 379. Those numbers cover a much broader career than his international appearances. They are shown as a dated secondary table rather than a live official feed, so any later domestic match must be confirmed before the totals are refreshed.

Captain of India's 2018 Under-19 champions

India named Shaw captain for the 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He began the tournament with 94 against Australia, sharing a 180-run opening stand with Manjot Kalra in a 100-run victory. India remained unbeaten and defeated Australia again by eight wickets in the final, giving Shaw a world title before his senior international debut.

ICC selected him in its team of the tournament after he scored 261 runs at an average of 65.25 with two fifties. The captaincy is a documented achievement, but it should not be converted into an assumption about every later leadership role. His senior profile is primarily that of an opening batter; the Under-19 title remains a specific tournament result with its own squad and context.

Prithvi Shaw Test debut century

Shaw made his Test debut against West Indies at Rajkot on 4 October 2018 and scored 134 from 154 balls with 19 fours. He added 206 for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara and helped India reach 364 for four on the opening day. ICC reported that he was the fourth-youngest player worldwide to make a century on Test debut.

He was also the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut and the second-youngest Indian Test centurion after Tendulkar. Those descriptions refer to different record categories and should not be collapsed into one exaggerated claim. The Wikipedia snapshot records five Tests, 339 runs, one hundred and two fifties at 42.37, with the debut 134 remaining his highest score.

ODI appearances and international record

Shaw made his ODI debut against New Zealand at Hamilton in February 2020. The dated snapshot lists six ODIs and 189 runs at an average of 31.50, with a high score of 49. It contains no ODI hundred or fifty. These are limited samples, so they describe what happened rather than proving a settled long-term international role.

His international record is kept separate by format. Adding five Tests and six ODIs into a single match total would remove the playing conditions that make the figures meaningful. It would also obscure the contrast between his immediate Test impact and the shorter ODI opportunity. The profile therefore shows each official status independently and leaves unplayed formats or missing fields as unavailable rather than estimating them.

Prithvi Shaw IPL career

Delhi first signed Shaw for the 2018 IPL, soon after the Under-19 World Cup. ICC's review of that season recorded 245 runs from nine matches at a strike rate of 153.12. The current official IPL career page lists 79 matches and 1,892 runs, with a high score of 99 and 14 half-centuries. He has no IPL hundred in that ledger.

His value has usually come in the powerplay, where fielding restrictions reward early boundaries. That approach can produce rapid starts and also exposes an opener to early dismissal, so an average and a strike rate should be read together. The career table is not used to invent a 2026 season line when the reviewed official page does not confirm one; squad membership alone is not an appearance.

Six fours in one over and powerplay batting

Against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021, Shaw hit six fours in the opening over bowled by Shivam Mavi. The sequence became one of his best-known franchise achievements because every legal ball went for four. In the same season he also made 53 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a match Delhi won through a Super Over after the scores were tied.

These innings illustrate his method more clearly than generic labels such as fearless or explosive. Shaw looks to score before the field spreads, using timing through the off side and quick access to leg-side gaps. It is still important not to turn a highlight into a claim of automatic selection or guaranteed output. The profile records the event, match and season while keeping later form separate.

Return to Delhi Capitals for IPL 2026

Delhi Capitals reacquired Shaw for ₹75 lakh for the 2026 IPL season. The official IPL profile and auction material support both the squad relationship and the price. This is a return to the franchise associated with the majority of his IPL career, but it is a new season-specific contract rather than proof that all earlier terms continued unchanged.

The current Delhi directory lists him among the batters alongside KL Rahul, Karun Nair, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs. A roster is evidence of membership, not of a playing XI place. This profile links this single Shaw profile from the team page and will link documented scorecards only where the match record actually names him.

Prithvi Shaw IPL contract value and earnings

The documented public amount used here is the ₹75 lakh price attached to Delhi's 2026 acquisition. It answers a specific question: what Delhi committed at that auction. It does not establish Shaw's lifetime IPL earnings, endorsements, tax position, property, investment income or private commercial agreements. Those categories require separate evidence.

For the same reason, this profile does not calculate a net-worth figure by adding old auction prices or estimates published without audited accounts. Salary and wealth are not interchangeable. A player can have gross contract values that differ substantially from take-home income or current assets. The reliable presentation is to state the sourced season value, date it and leave unsupported total wealth unpublished.

Career interruptions and selection context

Shaw's career has not followed a simple upward line after the debut century. Selection gaps, changes in franchise status and periods outside the senior India side are visible in the match counts. This page does not diagnose form, fitness or personal circumstances unless an official or well-sourced record supports the exact claim. Statistics establish participation; they do not explain every absence.

That restraint is important for living-person profiles. Search results often blend sporting analysis with rumours or disciplinary commentary, but a permanent biography should distinguish confirmed events from speculation. The useful record is the one readers can verify: dates, matches, runs, contracts, tournament results and clearly attributed decisions. Any future return to an India squad or another team should be added only after the relevant authority publishes it.

Prithvi Shaw personal life and privacy

No relationship status, spouse or girlfriend is stated because the reviewed sources did not provide a dependable, necessary public record for this profile. Social posts, entertainment reports and repeated search snippets are not enough to convert private-life speculation into biographical fact. The profile focuses on Shaw's public cricket career and information required to identify him accurately.

No portrait is used either. An exact image must match the player and have reviewed reuse rights; being visible on a team page or social platform does not automatically grant This profile permission to republish it. Until an approved asset is available, the initials fallback is more accurate and legally safer than a generic or copied photograph.

How the statistics snapshot is maintained

The international and domestic table is retrieved from the English Wikipedia API after matching the returned title and full name to Prithvi Shaw. The infobox is a secondary source and its own date is stored with the sync. The official IPL page separately supplies the 79-match, 1,892-run franchise career line because it is the stronger source for that competition.

This hierarchy prevents a community-edited table from silently overriding a newer official record. It also preserves the last confirmed snapshot if the API fails or returns a different identity. Future refreshes should compare the table date, match count and high score with official India, Mumbai and IPL records. A change is published only after the page continues to pass identity, factual, source and editorial review gates.

What Prithvi Shaw's record shows

Shaw's documented record contains three unusually early achievements: a 546-run school innings, debut hundreds in senior domestic cricket and a Test century at 18. It also contains an Under-19 World Cup title as captain and a substantial IPL career. Those facts explain why interest in his career remains high even when his recent international opportunity has been limited.

The profile does not predict whether he will add to five Tests, six ODIs or 79 IPL appearances. It records the checked position on 11 August 2026 and gives each future appearance one route back to the same person. That canonical structure is more useful than creating a new biography whenever his team, competition or selection status changes.

Prithvi Shaw records

Prithvi Shaw career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

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