Prithvi Shaw scored just four runs in the Adelaide Test.
India’s young opening batsman Prithvi Shaw is under great scrutiny after his horrendous outing in the first four-game Border Gavaskar Trophy pink ball event against Australia at Adelaide Oval. Most of the Indian batsmen smashed into Adelaide field as the visitors succumbed to a humiliating 8 wicket loss.
But Shaw’s flawed technique and similar manner of firings in both innings made him the most vulnerable in the Indian batting lineup. The selection of the 21-year-old for the opening test had already raised many eyebrows, as he had not had a performance in the two warm-up games and therefore many were of the opinion that Shubman Gill o KL Rahul He should have a chance to open up the batting for India.
Prithvi Shaw’s failures in both entries have made things worse for him as he is constantly being monitored and criticized on social media. In the early innings, Shaw had to return to the pavilion in the first over of the game after pocketing a duck. The right-hander had attempted a wide delivery since Mitchell starc only to find an inside rim on his middle stump.
A similar thing happened to the Thane-born in the second inning as well when he scored four runs on that many balls before falling prey to fast pitcher Pat Cummins.
Prithvi Shaw creates a cryptic post on Instagram
Upon witnessing the firings of the young Indian batsman against Australian bowlers, a handful of cricket analysts, including Sunil gavaskar and Shane Warne had questioned Prithvi Shaw’s hitting technique and claimed that he is bound to fight internationally.
After being constantly trolled and attacked on social media for his poor willow form, Shaw came up with a motivating state to give a proper response to all enemies. The 21-year-old used his official Instagram account to post a story that said: “If sometimes people demotivate you for something you’re trying to do, that means you can do it but they can’t.”
This is his story:
As of now, Prithvi Shaw has appeared in just 5 matches for the Indian team in white and has racked up a whopping 339 runs with an impressive 42.4 average.
