India, Oct. 27 -- Prithvi Shaw once again silenced his critics with a fiery double century on Monday in Maharashtra's ongoing second-round Ranji Trophy 2025/26 match against Chandigarh. This was Shaw's first Ranji Trophy century for Maharashtra, and 14th overall in his first-class career.

After being dismissed for just eight runs in nine balls in the first innings of the match at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh, Shaw bounced back in style to reach the triple-figure mark in just 72 balls. And then converted it into a daddy century in another 69 deliveries to make his way into the record books.

Reaching the milestone in 141 balls, Shaw became the third-fastest Indian batter to score a double hundred in first-class cricket, standing on...