Prithvi Shaw and Arjun Tendulkar could have been foes on the sphere when Delhi Capitals confronted off in opposition to Mumbai Indians in match No. 16 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. But off the sphere, the Shaw-Tendulkar goes again greater than a decade. There was no love misplaced between the 2 Mumbai cricketers after they met at a metropolis lodge forward of the DC vs MI conflict.
Arjun Tendulkar shared an image with Prithvi Shaw on the Delhi lodge on his Instagram Story which was shared by Shaw as properly. Arjun Tendulkar wrote within the caption, “One of my close childhood friends. With you through good and bad times @prithvishaw”.
Shaw has been going via a tough patch in IPL 2023. The Delhi Capitals opener was dismissed for 15 off 10 balls by MI off-spinner Hrithik Shokeen. DC managed to attain 172 in 19.4 overs after batting first however MI managed to chase down the goal because of Rohit Sharma’s good 65-run knock. Shaw has solely managed to attain 34 runs in 4 matches in IPL 2023 until date.
Arjun Tendulkar has been picked as one of many 5 substitutes within the final couple of IPL 2023 matches by the Mumbai Indians, however is but to make his IPL debut to this point. Fans of the Arjun and Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar shall be hoping that the all-rounder will get to make his IPL debut this season.
Meanwhile, Axar Patel got here out in defence of DC skipper David Warner, who has been criticized for his low strike-rate despite scoring three fifties in IPL 2023. Axar indicated that the Australian stalwart was getting confused over when to drop anchor and when to assault the bowling.
Warner scored a 55-ball 65 at a strike charge of 118 in opposition to Rajasthan Royals, whereas in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants, the stalwart hit a 48-ball 56 at a strike charge of 116. “When Prithvi (Shaw) is batting with him, he (Warner) tries to play the anchor role. (And) when wickets are falling from one end, it’s not good (for Warner) to try and keep attacking from the other end as well,” Axar stated after the match.
“Even when he is trying, it’s not coming off. Everyone spoke to him – Ricky (Ponting), (Shane) Watson, Dada (Sourav Ganguly). The conversation about his strike rate also came up. They looked at his videos and he’s working on it,” added Axar.
(with PTI inputs)
