The young Indian batting protégé, Prithvi Shaw got injured during India’s recent Australia series. The batsman was all set for his maiden series Down Under but he got injured his ankle while fielding in a practice game in Sydney saw him getting ruled out of the entire four-match series. India made it a historic occasion by winning the series 2-1  (their first-ever on the Australian soil) but 19-year-old Shaw couldn’t be a part of the proud moment.

Shaw made a terrific debut in Test cricket scoring 134 against the Windies in Rajkot last October and his batting average was 118 in the longer format at the moment. His unfortunate return from Australia gave an opportunity for talented Mayank Agarwal to make an impressive debut and with KL Rahul and Murali Vijay being out of form, Shaw and Agarwal will certainly be India’s new opening pair in the longer format in the series to come.

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While fans have been waiting to see Shaw performing, who is already being compared to Sachin Tendulkar,  has come up with a major update on his fitness ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and World Cup 2019. Despite not being part of the India ‘A’ side which will soon take on England Lions in a five-match series, he is expected to be back in action before the IPL in which he plays for Delhi Capitals.

Prithvi is currently undergoing fitness training at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Talking about the same to India TV, he said, “I will be fit before the IPL and I am trying hard to reach full fitness. I am working on my ankle as well as on my upper body.”

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He further added, “It was an unfortunate incident and you can’t really do anything about that. It was my wish to play in the challenging conditions in Australia. I love the bounce there. But unfortunately, I suffered a leg injury. But that’s okay, I am very happy that India won the Test series.”