India and Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw has sensationally turned his kind round within the on-going Vijay Hazare Trophy. Shaw has turn into the batsman to attain the best runs within the historical past of this event, with 754 runs in 7 video games with 4 a whole lot – together with three scores of 150-plus – and a top-score of 227 not out.
The 21-year-old batting sensation endured a poor season in Indian Premier League 2020 for Delhi Capitals as coach Ricky Ponting highlighted the shortcomings in his sport. Then his weak point to in-swingers was once more uncovered throughout India’s tour of Australia. Shaw opened the innings for India within the first Test in Adelaide and performed simply 6 balls within the two innings he performed.
The younger opener was dropped from the taking part in XI as Shubman Gill changed him. Shaw lately opened up about his struggles with the bat and the way he talked to Sachin Tendulkar after the Australia tour.
“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),” Shaw was quoted as saying by Indian Express newspaper.
“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. 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 added.
Shaw additionally revealed that he sought the assistance of head coach Ravi Shastri and batting coach Vikram Rathour to repair his issues.
“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,” he mentioned.
