HYDERABAD: India coach Ravi Shastri noticed in Prithvi Shaw's batting, glimpses of two of the greatest batsmen of contemporary era and a non-conformist who redefined batsmanship.
An crushed Shastri on Sunday, in a single breath, discussed the names of 3 legends - Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag - while looking to describe the 18-year-old Shaw who accumulated giant runs in his first brush with top-flight global cricket.
"He (Shaw) is born to play cricket. He's been playing since the age of eight in the maidans of Mumbai. You can see all that hardwork showing. He's a spectator's delight. There's a bit of Sachin there, a bit of Viru in him and when he walks - there's a bit of Lara as well," Shastri mentioned.
"If he can keep his head on his shoulders and keep the work ethic, he has a bright future."
Shastri was talking after India completed a 2-0 collection sweep over the West Indies with a 10-wicket victory here.
Opener Shaw flayed the Caribbean attack right through his 53-ball-70 on the second one day of the second one Test to give India a flying start, days after hitting a century on debut.
Shastri lauded the efforts of Umesh Yadav, who returned a match haul of 10 wickets to turn out to be simplest the third Indian pacer to reach the feat after Kapil Dev and Javagal Srinath.
"It generally is a frustrating occupation whilst you sit on the bench like Umesh for four Tests. Only 11 can play. He were given his alternative here and I am very happy for him. It's been completed simplest four times (ten-for for a pacer in India).
"What this will do is make him consider that he belongs. He can say now that he needs his place. That's given us a headache. He was heading in the right direction," Shastri mentioned of the pacer.
The coach was additionally fulsome in his praise for 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, while backing KL Rahul to regain his contact.
"I think (Rahul) shall be wonderful. He's a world-class participant. Sometimes he tries too laborious. He works truly laborious on his game.
"Pant is some other identify. He were given his alternative, he grabbed it, now he has consolidated it.
About Wriddhiman Saha returning and difficult Pant, he mentioned, "You've were given to go on current form."
Last but no longer the least, on the triumph, Shastri mentioned, "Lot of positives for us. When we're taking part in at house it is easy to get complacent and over excited."
"When you lose one speedy bowler (Shardul Thakur went off in the first morning), you might have some other one that stands up and takes 10 wickets."
Shaw (18 years and 339 days) meanwhile become the second one youngest to hit the winning runs in a Test after Pat Cummins (18 years and 198 days) towards South Africa in Johannesburg in 2011.
An crushed Shastri on Sunday, in a single breath, discussed the names of 3 legends - Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag - while looking to describe the 18-year-old Shaw who accumulated giant runs in his first brush with top-flight global cricket.
"He (Shaw) is born to play cricket. He's been playing since the age of eight in the maidans of Mumbai. You can see all that hardwork showing. He's a spectator's delight. There's a bit of Sachin there, a bit of Viru in him and when he walks - there's a bit of Lara as well," Shastri mentioned.
"If he can keep his head on his shoulders and keep the work ethic, he has a bright future."
Shastri was talking after India completed a 2-0 collection sweep over the West Indies with a 10-wicket victory here.
Opener Shaw flayed the Caribbean attack right through his 53-ball-70 on the second one day of the second one Test to give India a flying start, days after hitting a century on debut.
Shastri lauded the efforts of Umesh Yadav, who returned a match haul of 10 wickets to turn out to be simplest the third Indian pacer to reach the feat after Kapil Dev and Javagal Srinath.
"It generally is a frustrating occupation whilst you sit on the bench like Umesh for four Tests. Only 11 can play. He were given his alternative here and I am very happy for him. It's been completed simplest four times (ten-for for a pacer in India).
"What this will do is make him consider that he belongs. He can say now that he needs his place. That's given us a headache. He was heading in the right direction," Shastri mentioned of the pacer.
The coach was additionally fulsome in his praise for 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, while backing KL Rahul to regain his contact.
"I think (Rahul) shall be wonderful. He's a world-class participant. Sometimes he tries too laborious. He works truly laborious on his game.
"Pant is some other identify. He were given his alternative, he grabbed it, now he has consolidated it.
About Wriddhiman Saha returning and difficult Pant, he mentioned, "You've were given to go on current form."
Last but no longer the least, on the triumph, Shastri mentioned, "Lot of positives for us. When we're taking part in at house it is easy to get complacent and over excited."
"When you lose one speedy bowler (Shardul Thakur went off in the first morning), you might have some other one that stands up and takes 10 wickets."
Shaw (18 years and 339 days) meanwhile become the second one youngest to hit the winning runs in a Test after Pat Cummins (18 years and 198 days) towards South Africa in Johannesburg in 2011.
There is a bit of Sachin, Sehwag and Lara in Prithvi: Shastri
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October 14, 2018
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