{"id":825376,"date":"2026-11-05T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/825376\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:00:12","slug":"what-i-have-learnt-is-that-i-should-not-think-so-much-ahead-prithvi-shaw-prefers-to-stay-in-the-present-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/825376\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;What I have learnt is that I should not think so much ahead&#8217;: Prithvi Shaw prefers to stay in the present | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/prithvi-shaw.jpg\" alt=\"'What I have learnt is that I should not think so much ahead': Prithvi Shaw prefers to stay in the present\" title=\"Prithvi Shaw (PTI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> KOLKATA: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/prithvi-shaw\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prithvi Shaw<\/a> showed glimpses of his vintage best as he led <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/maharashtra\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maharashtra<\/a> to a 10-wicket victory against Bengal in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ranji-trophy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ranji Trophy<\/a> Elite Group \u2018C\u2019 match at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. The opener got his second half-century in this Ranji season to stay unbeaten on 53 off 50 balls while striking three fours and four sixes during his innings.However, Shaw preferred not to look too far ahead but stay in the present. \u201cWhat I have learnt from experience is that I should not think so much ahead,\u201d he said.\u201cLike I am giving an interview now. After this, I will go to the room and then think about what to do. I don\u2019t think more than that. Just keep winning games. Have good training. Eat well,\u201d he said, laying down his programme.The 26-year-old last played for India five years ago and would definitely look to make a return to the national side. \u201cThere is always that thought at the back of the mind. But now I do not think so much ahead,\u201d he explained.His immediate challenge is to put together a consistent run of scores in domestic cricket.The explosive opener has hit two half-centuries in seven innings this Ranji season, with his highest score of 70 coming against Delhi in Maharashtra\u2019s opening match. Since then, he has scored 7, 21, 0, 17 and 12.\u201cSome innings will go bad and some will go well. There is no problem with my start. Big runs are just a matter of one innings,\u201d he felt.Shaw is enjoying leading Maharashtra after shifting from Mumbai last season.\u201cI feel Mumbai and Pune are not too far apart. There is a difference of 1.5 to 2 hours, and I know a lot of players. Ritu (Gaikwad), Ankit (Bawne) here. So I never felt that I have come far from home. I am very comfortable, and have enjoyed it a lot,\u201d he said.The opener enjoyed facing experienced pacer Mohammed Shami. \u201cShami Bhai is bowling as he used to. There is no change. He is bowling fast. It was about how to play Shami Bhai well because I feel he is the main bowler for such wickets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KOLKATA: Prithvi Shaw showed glimpses of his vintage best as he led Maharashtra to a 10-wicket victory against&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":825377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[270819,1721,45401,270821,15621,270820,34747,45400,48045,45399,48672,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-825376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-bengal-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-domestic-cricket","tag-half-centuries-in-ranji","tag-indian-cricket","tag-leadership-in-cricket","tag-maharashtra","tag-maharashtra-cricket","tag-mohammed-shami","tag-prithvi-shaw","tag-ranji-trophy","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}