Patna,(BiharTimes): School-boy Prithvi Shaw, who recently scored record-breaking 546 runs in the Harris Shield in Mumbai, has a strong connection with Bihar. His father originally hails from Rohtas district of the state and he was initially taken to the UK by Dr Samir Pathak, a surgeon whose family hails from Bihar.

Dr Samir Pathak is an abdominal surgeon in the United Kingdom. He is the former captain of his University side and had also played for the English Universities cricket team in 2004.

Interestingly, Samir’s father Dr Ashok Pathak was a wicket-keeper batsman of Bihar in the 1970s.

Prithvi benefited greatly from his first stint in the UK where he spent four months at the prestigious Cheadle Hulme School in Manchester. Shaw attended classes as well as focussed on his cricketing development. Exposure to a new culture, a different environment and different weather conditions certainly brought his batting skills up a few notches.

Shaw was first spotted by former Indian cricketer Nilesh Kulkarni who saw tremendous potential in the young cricketer and personally funded him. Kulkarni and Dr Pathak then made the requisite arrangements for Shaw to attend school in Manchester.

Since Prithvi’s Manchester stint, several other boys have also been to the UK under the guidance and mentorship of Dr Samir Pathak.