Prithvi Shaw’s second ball duck on Day 1 of the Adelaide test earned him a lot of criticism on social media, with fans questioning his poor shot selection. Aside from Shaw’s firing, another thing that became a big talking point on Twitter was how Ricky Ponting, Shaw’s head coach at Delhi Capitals, predicted a flaw in his technique and went out to the next ball exactly the same. way. Ponting, who has spent a lot of time with Shaw working at Delhi Capitals, said Shaw often leaves a big gap between his bat and pad and that’s where Starc would target him. As it turned out, Starc did the same and cleaned it up while trying to drive the ball without proper footwork.
“He has a little crack in his armor, I think it’s the ball that comes back to him. Very comfortable playing the ball away from his body. He puts his head in the line of the ball and plays under his eyes.” but he does not engage his front foot much on the ball line. Very often it leaves a big gap between the bat and the pad and that’s where the Australians will be aiming. Starc will try to knock one back out the door, “Ponting said in a video posted by 7 Cricket on Twitter.
“If he has a crack in his armor, it is the ball that returns to him …
“He often leaves a big gap between the bat and the pad and that’s where the Australians will be aiming.” @RickyPonting in his prime for Prithvi Shaw’s wicket #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/4nh67zBcpU
– 7Cricket (@ 7Cricket) December 17, 2020
Shaw has been fighting for runs for quite some time and even failed to impress in the two preparation games he played, but the team management chose him in game XI for the day-night test.
While many praised Ponting for his accurate prediction, others criticized him for failing to help Shaw shake off his technical flaw despite spending considerable time with him over the past several seasons in the IPL.
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Speaking of the match, India opted to hit, but lost both starters with just 32 runs on the board. While Shaw started on the first lap, Mayank Agarwal fought hard for his 17 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Virat Kohli combined to ensure that India does not lose any more ground in the first session.
After the dinner break, the duo batted with great patience and pushed India past the 50-run mark. At the time, Pujara was undefeated in 29 of 127 balls, while Kohli was not out at 21 of 63 balls, with a score of 71/2.
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