Jwala Singh, who has coached both Prithvi Shaw and Yashasvi Jaiswal, analyzed why they find themselves in contrasting paths. Singh described Jaiswal’s work ethic as superb while saying that Shaw has not even bothered to meet him after 2017. Both Shaw and Jaiswal play for Mumbai in domestic cricket. Shaw made a sensational Test debut in 2018, becoming the youngest Indian to score a century on debut. However, he hasn’t played for India since July 2021 and he has been in and out of the Mumbai team as well. Jaiswal also made a stunning start to his international career but has maintained his consistency as well.
In an interaction with Shubhankar Mishra on the latter’s podcast, Singh said as quoted by NDTV, “Prithvi came to me in 2015 and was with me for three years. And when he came, he had not played Mumbai Under-16 matches, and his father asked me to guide him. Then in next year, he played the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy and scored big in selection matches. And I worked very hard on him. He was talented from the beginning; I will not take full credit because many coaches have worked for him, but at that time it was only me.”
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“I was excited when he played in the Under-19 World Cup because he was my first student to do so. Before leaving for the Under-19 World Cup, he had celebrated his birthday with me. But I have not seen him since 2017, and we are in 2024; he has not come to me,” the coach further added.
Shifting focus to Jaiswal, Singh also stated that the southpaw has shown a great work ethic and he is also working hard on his game despite the success that he has achieved in a short period on the international stage.
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“Even Sachin Tendulkar refined his game consistently, fine-tuned his game, and worked on his fitness and mental toughness. So, I feel a player goes off track only if he gets away from the process. You will not fall back if your process and work ethic are fine, so I feel players fail because of that. As far as Yashasvi is concerned, his work ethic is superb; he really works hard, and he knows what to do. That is the main difference,” Jwala Singh concluded.
