India, Oct. 9 -- The nearly-physical incident involving Maharashtra batter Prithvi Shaw and Mumbai's Musheer Khan will not be brushed under the carpet. Instead, the situation will be looked into, with the Mumbai and Maharashtra Cricket Associations ordering a probe into the matter. The two young cricketers were involved in an ugly spat on Day 1 of the Mumbai vs Maharashtra warm-up match, Shaw swinging his bat at Musheer, almost grabbing his collar. This was after Shaw was dismissed by Musheer, but not before he played a blistering knock of 181 off 200 balls. The altercation had to be stopped with umpires rushing in, and players of the Mumbai team also intervening in time to ensure no harm was done.

Shaw and Musheer, however, could be in ...