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Prithvi Shaw : The prodigious run-machine

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India today have Sharma/Dhawan who are perhaps their best openers combo ever. And the back-up is Rahul, who is seen with huge potential.

So if Rahul continues to fail, the back-up opener will be vacant and a chance for Shaw....
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He can bat in the middle order.
 
From the group of Rohit, Dhawan and Pant, at the moment i can only see one guy capable of finishing the innings and that is Rohit.
 
Following a rough patch, young opener Prithvi Shaw is back and he is scoring runs in plenty. In the ongoing Vijay Hazare trophy, Shaw slammed his third century. He remained unbeaten during all his three centuries. During the ton against Saurashtra in the quarter-final, Shaw hit a breathtaking 185* off 123 balls. His innings comprised 19 fours and five sixes.

With a score of 185* while chasing, Shaw edged past Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni to score the highest individual score by an Indian in List A cricket while chasing. He surpassed MS Dhoni’s 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 and Virat Kohli’s 183 against Pakistan in 2012.
 
Saj said:
Following a rough patch, young opener Prithvi Shaw is back and he is scoring runs in plenty. In the ongoing Vijay Hazare trophy, Shaw slammed his third century. He remained unbeaten during all his three centuries. During the ton against Saurashtra in the quarter-final, Shaw hit a breathtaking 185* off 123 balls. His innings comprised 19 fours and five sixes.

With a score of 185* while chasing, Shaw edged past Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni to score the highest individual score by an Indian in List A cricket while chasing. He surpassed MS Dhoni’s 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 and Virat Kohli’s 183 against Pakistan in 2012.
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He was supposed to be India's future. He still could be if he gets into the right frame of mind and makes the changes needed to succeed internationally. Wishing him the best!
 
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Didn't somebody from Ktaka score 196 other day? What's with all these hundreds in Indian domestic season. That RCB kid also scored 4 hundreds in a row
 
rhony said:
Didn't somebody from Ktaka score 196 other day? What's with all these hundreds in Indian domestic season. That RCB kid also scored 4 hundreds in a row
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Flat pitches.. and the zeal of scoring lots and lots of run since school days. You will be barely noticed as a batter in India if you don't put large scores day in and day out. Pujara had 3 consecutive 1000 run seasons.. so did VVS Lakshman and Dravid, So did Kohli and Rohit, so did Gavaskar back in the day in University cricket.
No large scores and centuries, no look in as a batter for National team. Simple as that.
 
He is look set to score 200 in a domestic ODI finals! Maybe best time to draft him to Indian LOI setup!!!
 
Shaw has gone mad! 3rd innings as captain and 3rd century.
165 n.o. from 121 balls so far. Looks set for another double century in the same tournament.
 
This year's IPL will be key. He will face better quality bowlers in IPL and if he can come good, the door will open for him. I expect him to be part of Asia Cup as he can literally dominate the bowling from start.

But need to see some highlights to notice how his bat is coming down and if there has been any improvement. Delhi Capitals will be absolutely favourites if Shaw and Pant can deliver this year. Last time both were flops and yet DC made it to finals.
 
Just a useless domestic basher. Can't stand his arrogance and attitude, too. Let him rot in domestics. India has better options.
 
Ab Fan said:
This year's IPL will be key. He will face better quality bowlers in IPL and if he can come good, the door will open for him. I expect him to be part of Asia Cup as he can literally dominate the bowling from start.

But need to see some highlights to notice how his bat is coming down and if there has been any improvement. Delhi Capitals will be absolutely favourites if Shaw and Pant can deliver this year. Last time both were flops and yet DC made it to finals.
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I saw the highlights. There is a slight adjustment in the trigger and also his front foot is not in air when bat meeting the ball. I think Cummins inswingers were too good for any opening batter, and him with his big backlift got exposed with the Pink ball. But it is a good lesson for him to see where he stands as he is 21 years old. But he has done some work, not fool proof still i would say.
 
JattMaula said:
Wish Mumbai vs Karnataka was the one being telecasted instead of other semi.
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Strange! I don't know if there are more viewers for that match! Karnataka & Mumbai are high profile Domestic Teams! This should have got telecast... Probably Gujarat/Modi connection!
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
I saw the highlights. There is a slight adjustment in the trigger and also his front foot is not in air when bat meeting the ball. I think Cummins inswingers were too good for any opening batter, and him with his big backlift got exposed with the Pink ball. But it is a good lesson for him to see where he stands as he is 21 years old. But he has done some work, not fool proof still i would say.
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Hmm, let's see. If the highlights are available on YouTube, will surely catch it. I do feel that he is a better LOI prospect than tests( especially overseas tests).
 
RamLakhan said:
Strange! I don't know if there are more viewers for that match! Karnataka & Mumbai are high profile Domestic Teams! This should have got telecast... Probably Gujarat/Modi connection!
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Because the match happening in Arun Jaitley only telecasted.
 
With 754 runs to his credit, Shaw became the highest run-scorer in a single edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Mayank Agarwal’s tally of 723 runs in the 2018 edition.

Opening batsman and Mumbai captain Prithvi Shaw slammed his fourth hundred in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday. While batting against Karnataka in the second semi-final, Shaw scored 165 off 122 deliveries before losing his wicket to Vyshak Vijay Kumar.

Following this magnificent knock, the 21-year-old batsman is now the leading run-scorer in the ongoing tournament. With 754 runs to his credit, Shaw also became the highest run-scorer in a single edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Mayank Agarwal’s tally of 723 runs in the 2018 edition.

Back in the 2017-18 season, Mayank scored 723 runs from 8 games at an average of 90.37, including 3 centuries and 4 fifties.

haw brought up his hundred off just 79 balls with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes. His 165-run knock was laced with 17 fours and 7 sixes.

Shaw has led Mumbai in three games in the tournament and in these three games, Shaw returned with one double-century and two tons. He has taken his tally to 754 runs in the tournament at a staggering average of 188.5.

Earlier this week, Shaw broke Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli's record of the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in a List A chase. Prithvi achieved the feat when he hammered an unbeaten 185 off 123 balls against Saurashtra in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-mayank-agarwal-s-record-101615447840822.html
 
Napa said:
He was supposed to be India's future. He still could be if he gets into the right frame of mind and makes the changes needed to succeed internationally. Wishing him the best!
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He’s 21 years old. You’re talking as if he’s mid 20s and trains almost passed
 
High backlift, coming through down in an curved sideways arc.

Less time against genuine pace.

Gap between bat and pad.

Out bowled, LBW or caught between point and slips.

He can possibly fix this technical issue, but until then its rinse and repeat at the international level - especially in England, Australia and NZ.
 
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Good to see Shaw being amongst the runs. However these are very flat pitches, bowling mostly innocuous. His technical issues haven't gone anywhere so no need to get our hopes high.
 
MP2011 said:
Good to see Shaw being amongst the runs. However these are very flat pitches, bowling mostly innocuous. His technical issues haven't gone anywhere so no need to get our hopes high.
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Every other batsman is playing on these same pitches.

Shaw can be a good opener in ODIs. Pitches are flat everywhere for ODIs anyway.
 
Cryin Out Loud said:
High backlift, coming through down in an curved sideways arc.

Less time against genuine pace.

Gap between bat and pad.

Out bowled, LBW or caught between point and slips.

He can possibly fix this technical issue, but until then its rinse and repeat at the international level - especially in England, Australia and NZ.
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It’s a small issue . He has the eye of sehwag with technical perfection of tendulkar . Sachin had similar difficulties to incoming deliveries all his career . It’s a mental game to just be watchful to fast incutters .

Shaw will be the rightful heir to Sachin in odi . And in tests too he will be v v successful .
 
Good to see Prithvi has not lost his way after Australia. These are incredible numbers and now at the top. Could be back in national team sooner than expected.
 
Mumbai skipper and opening batsman Prithvi Shaw on Sunday became the first player to register more than 800 runs in a single edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Shaw achieved the feat in the ongoing final between Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. In the final, Shaw's side has been set a target of 313 and if Mumbai manages to chase this down, the side will win their fourth Vijay Hazare title.

Earlier, Madhav Kaushik and Akshdeep Nath played knocks of 158 and 55 respectively as Uttar Pradesh registered 312/4 in the allotted fifty overs. Kaushik's unbeaten 158-run knock is the most number of runs scored by a batsman in the finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/re...single-edition-of-vijay-hazare-trophy-2881031
 
When I saw his debut series, I was very excited. He reminded me so much of Brian Lara, the high backlift even the way he runs between wickets. He was a right handed version of Lara for me, however I no longer have confidence he can take on top quality fast bowlers and win. He may look great in first class but imo wont have a successful international career. Hope he proves me wrong, still awe struck by some of his shots. Shaw is the most exciting prospect I have seen since a 19 year old Tendulkar.
 
Romali_rotti said:
When I saw his debut series, I was very excited. He reminded me so much of Brian Lara, the high backlift even the way he runs between wickets. He was a right handed version of Lara for me, however I no longer have confidence he can take on top quality fast bowlers and win. He may look great in first class but imo wont have a successful international career. Hope he proves me wrong, still awe struck by some of his shots. Shaw is the most exciting prospect I have seen since a 19 year old Tendulkar.
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He would be great if he plays in middle order in Tests.Can open in LOIs
 
He needs a good IPL, that alone can make him get into the India squad in any formats.

This year's IPL is key for him, being either a domestic bully or promising player!!!
 
Saw his interview the other day where he mentioned about losing his self worth after the drop. Apparently he identified the issue but continues to say that the bat coming in at an angle was how he scored most of his runs. Anyway, he will have limited international career if he doesn't fix that issue. Mayank is probably lost but Shaw has age on his side. He needs to fix the issue and stop listening to Tendulkar.
 
rhony said:
Saw his interview the other day where he mentioned about losing his self worth after the drop. Apparently he identified the issue but continues to say that the bat coming in at an angle was how he scored most of his runs. Anyway, he will have limited international career if he doesn't fix that issue. Mayank is probably lost but Shaw has age on his side. He needs to fix the issue and stop listening to Tendulkar.
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Tendulkar was among the first ones to point that out
 
Saurav said:
Tendulkar was among the first ones to point that out
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Tendulkar also asked him to trust his technique and not to listen to others. If only Shaw didn't take his advise back then. Late teens and early 20s is when you can fix your technique before it's too late.
 
Ricky Ponting with Prithvi Shaw in the Delhi Capitals nets(BCCI)

He looked me in the eye & said 'No, I'm not batting': Ricky Ponting on when Prithvi Shaw refused to bat in DC nets

Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said, “He [Prithvi Shaw] had an interesting theory on his batting last year – when he's not scoring runs, he won't bat, and when he is scoring runs, he wants to keep batting all the time.”

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting made a major revelation about opener Prithvi Shaw ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). The former Australian skipper, who has been working with the young Indian batsman for the past two seasons in the DC camp, recalled how the latter simply refused to bat in the nets after hitting a rough patch in the previous season of IPL.

While speaking to ‘cricket.com.au’, Ponting said, “He [Prithvi Shaw] had an interesting theory on his batting last year – when he's not scoring runs, he won't bat, and when he is scoring runs, he wants to keep batting all the time,” Ponting said.

“He had four or five games where he made under 10 and I'm telling him, ‘We have to go to the nets and work out (what's wrong)’, and he looked me in the eye and said, ‘No, I’m not batting today’. I couldn’t really work that out.

“He might have changed. I know he's done a lot of work over the last few months, that theory that he had might have changed, and hopefully, it has, because if we can get the best out of him, he could be a superstar player,” he added.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ricky-ponting-recalls-episode-of-prithvi-shaw-refusing-to-bat-in-delhi-capitals-nets-during-last-ipl-despite-lean-patch-101617674410706.html
 
Time to discard him.

Seems to be of the Vinod Kambli/Unmukt Chand vintage.

The highlight of his career has been the Netflix documentary on him.
 
So weird. A duck that looks like Sachin, quacks like Sachin, feels like Sachin isn't Sachin unless it's Sachin. Ponting should start teaching lessons. Shastri already gave up.
 
34° of 15 as I write this against Sri Lanka

The most gifted timer of the ball currently and the most dangerous batsman inside opening powerplay in world cricket
 
This is a batting masterclass and frankly speaking i have not seen batting like this ever since Tendulkar retired. The class and the power in these shots. :bow:
 
Lol
Don't hype him for 43 runs against minnow bowling.
We have seen him in Australia again strac how good he was.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Sorry, but he is Sehwag's succesor.
That's how Sehwag batted, Tendulkar was never this aggressive.
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You know nothing.
Sehwag is a legend mainly for his test exploits, in white ball Cricket the only reason why Sachin operated at a lower SR was because he was smart enough to focus on big scores.

Whenever Tendulkar wanted, he was easily able to outclass Sehwag in white ball cricket with his explosiveness.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
You know nothing.
Sehwag is a legend mainly for his test exploits, in white ball Cricket the only reason why Sachin operated at a lower SR was because he was smart enough to focus on big scores.

Whenever Tendulkar wanted, he was easily able to outclass Sehwag in white ball cricket with his explosiveness.
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Agree. Also some fans should watch Sachin's innings in Sharjhah against Australia or his performances in World Cup matches. :inti
 
King_Kohli said:
Lol
Don't hype him for 43 runs against minnow bowling.
We have seen him in Australia again strac how good he was.
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different formats

in pink ball test everyone failed in 2nd innings anyway.

in WTC finals we saw how our seniors handle swing
 
freelance_cricketer said:
in white ball Cricket the only reason why Sachin operated at a lower SR was because he was smart enough to focus on big scores.
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Yes and that's the difference between him and Shaw. Shaw plays like Sehwag, he starts hitting from ball one. Also the lack of footwork is another similarity.
 
Shaw is a genuine match winner in LOIs and a perfect foil to Indian LOI team which has consistent top order batsman like Rohit and Kohli who are averaging close to 60 from last 5-6 years at strike rate of 90.

In tests for subcontinent conditions, he again is a great prospect and at his best will match Sehwag and Rohit. However, the real challenge is overseas tests. Opening in subcontinent is completely different from opening the batting in South Africa, England and New Zealand.

Shaw is the next Sehwag in making but the only problem with it is that Sehwag batted like a proper tailender in 2006 tour to South Africa when South African pace attack was not even a great one and by the end of that series, he was replaced from opening spot by a part time wicket keeper, Dinesh Karthik who opened the batting with Wasim Jaffar in the final test of the series. Sehwag was then dropped from 2007 England tour which India went on to win.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Yes and that's the difference between him and Shaw. Shaw plays like Sehwag, he starts hitting from ball one. Also the lack of footwork is another similarity.
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That I agree with.

Shaw needs to make use of his talent for good. Shikhar Dhawan played second fiddle to every batter today be it Shaw, Ishan, Pandey amd in gje end even Suryakumar but he ended up not out with an 80+. That's experience and that's wisdom Shaw and some of the other talented youngsters in this team must learn over time.

He's a special player though.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
That I agree with.

Shaw needs to make use of his talent for good. Shikhar Dhawan played second fiddle to every batter today be it Shaw, Ishan, Pandey amd in gje end even Suryakumar but he ended up not out with an 80+. That's experience and that's wisdom Shaw and some of the other talented youngsters in this team must learn over time.

He's a special player though.
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yes experience is doing tuk tuk when others are taking all the risks.Its Shaw and Kishan who allowed Dhawan to play like that.Was clearly struggling for first 15 overs
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Who was more aggressive? Sachin or Sehwag.
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Aggressiveness vs Explosiveness

Aggressiveness is more of a general attribute. Overall Sehwag was more aggressive clearly. He was willing to take more risks than Tendulkar.

But, Tendulkar was more explosive any time or day he wanted to. More so in white ball cricket where the occurrence of that happening had a lot more probability. There are just too many ODIs to pick as an example where Tendulkar just took over the occassion because he was in that kind of mood to show off. Sehwag simply does not match Tendulkar in the range of shots and the effectiveness with which Tendulkar could put them to use against the best of the best bowlers.
 
Sehwag is at best a Top 50 level batsman in ODIs

Putting him in Top 20 is just hard. A mediocre batting average in a batting era doesn't help his cause.
 
Man should get a hair transplant.

If Bhogle and Warnie can get one in their forties, he sure can in his twenties.
 
Out :)))

Got to learn some temperament from Pakistani batsmen.

Pontign was right.
 
I watched Shaw's innings in the highlights vs SL yesterday. Apart from temperament which could use some work, he is such a stylish player to watch. The path is pretty much set for him to replace Rohit when the time comes. It'll just come down to him actually seizing that opportunity, which I'll be surprised if he doesn't.
 
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