The young Indian protege, Prithvi Shaw witnessed some forgettable game with his bat in 2020 as he failed to capitalize on the chances provided to him. He had to endure a below-par outing in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Delhi Capitals (DC) as coach Ricky Ponting highlighted the shortcomings in his game. Then his weakness to in-swingers was again exposed during India’s tour of Australia.
Shaw was seen opening the innings for India in the first Test in Adelaide and played just 6 balls in the two innings he played. He was dropped from the playing XI as Shubman Gill replaced him. Shaw also received criticism for his technique as the youngster faced a low period early in his career. However, he has been lighting up the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy with his strokeplay.
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In the ongoing edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Prithvi Shaw became the first cricketer to amass 750 runs in a single edition as he amassed 754 runs in seven games at an average of 188.5 in the tournament. It looks like he is finally redeeming himself and a good performance in the IPL could again put him in the reckoning for a spot in Team India.
Describing the same during a chat with the Indian Express, Shaw said, “I met Sachin sir (Tendulkar) after I came back, he said don’t make too many changes and to just play as close to the body as I could. I was late on the ball. So during the entire Australia tour, I worked on that part. Maybe it was because I had gone to Australia after playing in Dubai (IPL). My mind was messed up. My bat was coming down from the gully area, but that’s how I have scored runs all my life.”
He further added, “The problem was the way I was getting out and I had to fix it immediately. My back lift was the same but my bat was coming down slightly away from my body. There was an issue with the initial movement. I was in a fixed position. I needed to keep my bat closer to my body, which I wasn’t doing.”
Shaw also revealed that he also got some apt help from the head coach Ravi Shastri and batting coach Vikram Rathour to fix his problems.
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Prithvi Shaw explained, “Ravi (Shastri) Sir and Vikram (Rathour) Sir made me realize where I was going wrong. I had to find a solution. Just go back to the nets and fix it. There were small mistakes that I was making. Those two innings (Adelaide, pink-ball Test) made me look bad.”
