Prithvi Shaw will have to wait for his time to play for India: VVS Laxman
Updated On: 25 March, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Former Team India batsman VVS Laxman explained why Prithvi Shaw, who scored a mammoth 800+ plus runs in 8 innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, missed out in the Indian squad for the ODI series against England
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Indian cricketer and Mumbai batsman Prithvi Shaw had undoubtedly his best season at the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament. Shaw went on to score a record 827 runs from the 8 matches he played with 4 brilliant hundreds and a fifty at a stunning average of 165.40 which included a top score of an unbeaten 227. Despite his fabulous performance, Shaw was not part of the India squad at the ongoing ODI series against England. Former Test specialist VVS Laxman shared his thoughts on Shaw`s current status with Team India.
Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, former Team India batsman VVS Laxman explained why Prithvi Shaw, who scored a mammoth 800+ plus runs in 8 innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, missed out in the Indian squad for the ODI series against England, "Again, I think, definitely, the way Prithvi Shaw performed, and probably as a captain, he led Mumbai to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy. I think he deserves to be a part of the ODI squad but the way the selectors have gone about selecting the squad is whoever have been performers, they have made a sort of a line or a queue. Prithvi Shaw, at the moment, is behind in the queue because we have Shubman Gill, who has done really well in international cricket, in the opportunity he has got recently. Plus, you have experience openers in the form of KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, and you can only have probably three or four openers in the squad. I am sure Prithvi Shaw will get his opportunity. What really impressed me was that he worked on his technique. It is not only about his performances, but there were some issues with his technique and that is something which he has worked on in the Vijay Hazare and he has been consistent. He is a match-winner, and I am sure he will get his opportunity."
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