Likeness of Sachin flattering, says Shaw

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By Jon Couch
TOP talent Prithvi Shaw has played down flattering comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli after becoming the youngest Indian player ever to make a Test century on debut.
Shaw, 18, smashed 134 in on day one of the first Test against the West Indies in Rajkot yesterday to surpass the record of Abbas Ali Baig.
The young opener, who captained India to Under 19s World Cup glory in February, is the fourth youngest player of all time to hit a debut ton, behind Bangladesh’s Mohammad Ashraful, Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Masakadza and Saleem Malik, of Pakistan, and the se...

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