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Prithvi Shaw is not getting a place in the playing eleven
Shaw has been with Delhi Capitals since 2018
New Delhi. Young opener Prithvi Shaw, who has achieved the feat of hitting 6 fours in 6 consecutive balls in the IPL, is not getting a place in the playing eleven of Delhi Capitals today. He was kept away from the playing eleven for the second consecutive match in IPL 2024. People are saying a lot of good and bad about Captain Rishabh Pant and Head Coach Ricky Ponting along with Delhi Capitals Cricket Director Sourav Ganguly. Such a situation has come that Pant is neither getting a place in the playing eleven nor is he being kept among the 5 substitute players, who come as impact players in the middle of the match. Prithvi, who has been with Delhi Capitals since 2018, was once described by the franchise as the best talented player in the world. But today he is warming the bench.
From the year 2019 to 2021, the opening pair of Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan was very successful for Delhi Capitals. After the 2022 mega auction, he started opening with David Warner. On paper, this explosive opening pair looked very strong. But today the situation is such that he is yearning to make a place in the playing eleven. Shaw was away from cricket for the last 5 months due to a knee injury. But at this time he is completely fit. After recovering from injury, he recently played the last 5 matches for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. Delhi Capitals is going to open the current season with Mitchell Marsh and David Warner. Former Team India captain and Delhi Capitals cricket director Sourav Ganguly has completely denied that there is any direct competition between Ricky Bhui and Prithvi Shaw.
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‘There is no competition between Bhui and Shaw’
Sourav Ganguly said, ‘Prithvi Shaw is an opener. We have decided to send Marsh and Warner in the opening. Ricky Bhui is a middle order batsman. He bats at different batting positions. Therefore there is no competition between Prithvi and Bhui. This is a different opening pair. Marsh and Warner open for Australia. And both have done well for their national team. That’s why we took this decision.
IPL 2023 was soon to be forgotten for Prithvi Shaw
24-year-old Prithvi Shaw has played 71 matches for Delhi Capitals in which he has scored 1694 runs. The last season of IPL was soon to be forgotten for this opener. In IPL 2023, Prithvi scored 106 runs in 8 matches. He had to be dropped from the playing eleven in the middle of the season. Shaw repeated the feat of Ajinkya Rahane by hitting 6 consecutive fours in one over of Shivam Mavi in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021. In the history of IPL, the record of hitting 6 consecutive fours in an over is in the name of two Indians.
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Tags: Delhi Capitals, IPL, Prithvi Shaw, RR vs DC
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 29, 2024, 10:42 IST