Shaw Announces His Arrival With Scintillating Century

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- Amol Karhadkar

Cheteshwar Pujara sizzled on his home turf. Captain Virat Kohli closed in on yet another Test hundred as flawlessly as he does most of the time while playing in familiar conditions. Still, neither of the seasoned duo could overshadow the effort of a teenage debutant on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies.

Prithvi Shaw repeated the feat of his hundred on First Class debut at the same venue almost two years ago by scoring a scintillating century on his Test debut to announce his arrival on the biggest stage in style at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium on Thursday.

Thanks to Shaw’s excellent 134, his 206-­run partnership for the second wicket with Pujara, and Kohli’s unbeaten 72, including a 105­ run association with his deputy Ajinkya Rahane for the fourth wicket, India piled on 364 for four against a hapless bowling attack.