Ricky Ponting described how Prithvi Shaw leaves a small gap between his bat and his pad, which sometimes leads to his downfall and that is exactly what happened in the first over of the first test between India and Australia on Thursday.
Prithvi Shaw was sent packing by Mitchell Starc in the second installment of the first test (AFP Photo)
HIGHLIGHT
- Prithvi Shaw was castled for 0 by Mitchell Starc in the second installment of the first test
- Shaw failed both Tour Games, but India still prefers him to Shubman Gill.
- India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to hit first in the day-night event at the Adelaide Oval.
Ricky Ponting described how Prithvi Shaw leaves a small gap between his bat and his pad, sometimes leading to his downfall and that is exactly what happened in the first over of the first test between India and Australia on Thursday.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting highlighted Prithvi Shaw’s batting weakness moments before the Indian starter sacked on the first day of Test 1 in Adelaide on Thursday.
Ponting, who coaches the Delhi Capitals team in the IPL, yelled the crack in Shaw’s armor into the air during his comment period just as Mitchell Starc went through the bat and pad of the batter with the second installment of the day test. -night at the Adelaide Oval. .
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“If he has a crack in his armor, it’s the ball that comes back to him … He often leaves a big gap between the bat and the pad and that’s where the Australians will be aiming,” Ponting said when he saw Shaw being thrown by. Starc for a duck.
“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’s firing was exactly what Ponting described when Starc threw a good-length ball around the stump that returned to the batter after pitching. Shaw tried to block it, but left a small gap between the bat and the ball that took the inside edge and shook the stumps behind him.
Shaw’s inclusion in the game XI itself was questionable, as he has been struggling since the first ball he faced in Australia.
The 21-year-old Mumbai hitter flopped in both games on the tour against Australia A, achieving scores of 0, 19, 40 and 3, but team management decided to stick with him for the series opener ahead of Shubman. Gill, who showed much better bat form with scores of 0, 29, 43 and 65 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
