Prithvi Shaw’s return to form has left everyone impressed, including former India batsman Ajay Jadeja, who feels watching the youngster bat at his free-flowing without any technical deficiency or otherwise is like watching a computer operate without a virus.
Prithvi Shaw’s turnaround from the low of Australia tour last year has been nothing short of sensational. After having his technique scrutinized following scores of 0 and 2 during the first India-Australia Test of the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he went back, worked on his batting, and returned with stellar returns in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he became the first player to amass over 800 runs in a single edition of the tournament.
Prithvi Shaw Is An Exceptional Player Whose Virus Has Been Removed From His Batting: Ajay Jadeja
From there, Prithvi Shaw continued his impeccable form in the IPL 2021 for the Delhi Capitals, scoring 308 runs from eight matches before the tournament was suspended indefinitely. His return to form has left everyone impressed, including former India batsman Ajay Jadeja, who feels watching the youngster bat at his free-flowing without any technical deficiency or otherwise is like watching a computer operate without a virus.
“Like a computer has a virus, it’s like a virus has been removed from his batting. Last year, a little virus had crept in his mind or technique, whichever way you want to put it. But when a player emerges from a shock – Shaw is an exceptional player – but even an ordinary player at any level finds it easy in his first year, but when the second year comes – if he can surpass it, he can leave everyone behind,” Jadeja told Cricbuzz.
Last year, despite starting the IPL with a couple of half-centuries, Prithvi Shaw registered three ducks in the tournament, finishing with 228 runs from 14 matches. However, this year, the dashing right-hander has been in prolific form having managed scores of 72, 32, 53, 21, 82, 37, and 7.
During his whirlwind knock of 82 off 41 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders, the right-hander hammered six fours off fast bowler Shivam Mavi in the first over of the innings, becoming only the second batsman after his DC and India teammate Ajinkya Rahane in IPL history to send the ball to boundaries six times in an over.
Prithvi Shaw Became 1st Cricketer To Amass 800 Runs In A Single Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Mumbaikar has smashed 308 runs at an impressive average of 38.5 and an excellent strike rate of 166.48 in eight matches for the table-toppers Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2021 before the tournament got indefinitely postponed because of a spate of COVID-19 cases in the bio-bubble. Prithvi Shaw worked on his technique under Pravin Amre after a disastrous tour of Australia, where he looked completely out of sorts.
Prithvi Shaw blasted 827 runs, the most by a player in the Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign, as he led Mumbai to the title. He scored his runs at an extraordinary average of 165.4 and an outstanding strike rate of 138.29. He is making a compelling case for a return to the Indian team. He became the first cricketer to score more than 800 runs in a single edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Prithvi Shaw who played an innings of 73 off just 39 balls in Mumbai’s 313-run chase, finished the tournament with 827 runs in 8 matches. Prithvi Shaw, who lost his place in the Indian Test side after disappointing tours of New Zealand and Australia, got to his fifty off just 30 balls in the final against Uttar Pradesh.
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.