MUMBAI: Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw will play for Northamptonshire in County cricket after featuring in the Duleep Trophy, TOI has learnt. An official announcement in this regard should come in the next few days. This will be Shaw’s maiden stint in English county cricket. Three former India captains of repute-Bishan Singh Bedi, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble have represented the Northants in the past.
“Prithvi will be playing in four-day County Championship matches and in the Royal London One-Day Cup (50 overs tournament). Before that, he will play in the Duleep Trophy semi-final (against Central Zone), and if necessary, in the final (July 12-16),” a reliable source told this paper.
