Prithvi Shaw scored 0 and 4 in India’s embarrassing defeat in the day-night Adelaide Test, where they also registered their record low score of 36. After facing a lot of criticism, he was dropped for the Boxing Day Test as India went on to win the series 2-1 without him.
The past few months have been a rollercoaster ride for the youngster who was touted as the next batting star of Indian cricket. The Delhi Capitals (DC) batsman has now revealed that he was worried about his batting technique after getting dropped from the Indian Test side in Australia.
Prithvi Shaw Was Worried About Technique And Worked Hard In Australia Itself
With his technique written off by several pundits and media houses, a worried Prithvi Shaw started working on his batting in Australia itself.
“After getting dropped from the Test side after the first Test in Australia, I started worrying about my technique on why was I getting bowled. Even if it was a minor mistake, I wanted to minimise that.
“I started working on it there itself,” revealed Prithvi Shaw after Delhi Capitals’ (DC) win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL 2021 match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
The 21-year-old batsman from Mumbai returned to India and kept working on his batting and soon found form. He believes that the small change in technique has worked well for him.
“I worked on my initial movement – getting more stable and more ready before the bowler has bowled. After returning from Australia, I worked with my coach Prashant Shetty sir and also Pravin Amre sir before going to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and it worked quite well.
“I played my natural game in Vijay Hazare Trophy, but I made a small technical change. After that, it’s going well,” added Prithvi Shaw, who slammed a 17-ball 32 in DC’s win.
Prithvi Shaw started IPL 2021 campaign on a strong note alongside compatriot opener Shikhar Dhawan who has scored the maximum runs so far. He is the 8th leading run-scorer in IPL 2021 so far with 106 runs in 3 games averaging 35.33 with 1 fifty. Shikhar Dhawan has scored 186 runs so far to lead the batting charts.
Prithvi Shaw Amassed 827 Runs Which Is The Most By Any Batsmen In Vijay Hazare Tournament’s History
Prithvi Shaw led Mumbai to the Vijay Hazare Trophy title in March. He amassed 827 runs – the most by any batsmen in the tournament’s history. He also became the first-ever cricketer to register three 150+ scores in a single series/tournament.
Prithvi Shaw further revealed that he didn’t get enough practice for IPL 2021 but made use of the practice sessions with Ricky Ponting, Pravin Amre, and his coach Prashant Shetty, which helped him be in a good space.
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“After coming from Australia, I remained worried about my batting. I worked hard and rectified things and got runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
“I didn’t get a lot of practice for IPL, the T20 format. But I got good practice sessions with Ricky Ponting sir, Pravin Amre sir and Prashant Shetty sir, and that made a good impact,” Prithvi Shaw told the press.
With 106 runs from three matches at 35.33, Prithvi Shaw is maintaining a strike rate of almost 177 in IPL 2021. Currently, at no.2 in the points table, Delhi plays Mumbai Indians (MI) next at Chennai on Tuesday.
Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw played knocks of 85 and 72 respectively in DC’s 1st match to chase down the target of 189 runs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as the duo guided the side to a seven-wicket win.
Delhi Capitals lost to a spirited Rajasthan Royals in the next match. Both teams started disastrously losing half their side within 100 runs. But David Miller’s 62 and Chris Morris’s cameo of 36 ensured the Royals win by 3 wickets.
Against Punjab Kings, Shikhar Dhawan scored 92 as Delhi won by 6 wickets chasing a stiff target of 196.