'If he does that, sky's the limit for him...': Shreyas Iyer's strong word of advice to struggling Prithvi Shaw

Mumbai Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 captain Shreyas Iyer advised Prithvi Shaw to get his work ethic right after Mumbai's five-wicket win against MP.

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Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw

Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw

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Mumbai defeated Madya Pradesh by 5 wickets in SMAT 2024 final.

Ajinkya Rahane was awarded Player of Tournament for SMAT 2024.

Mumbai's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024 captain Shreyas Iyer advised Prithvi Shaw to work on his ethics to touch the deserved heights. 

Shaw gave glimpses of his immense talent in the SMAT, which Mumbai won under Shreyas, while making 197 runs over nine matches but he could not even make a fifty.

Shaw gave glimpses of his immense talent in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which Mumbai bagged under Shreyas, while making 197 runs over nine matches but he could not even make a fifty.

 

 

“He needs to get his work ethics right. And if he does that, sky's the limit for him,” he said.

However, Iyer said the desire to embrace redemption should stem within Shaw himself.

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“We can't babysit anyone, right? He has played so much of cricket. Everyone has given him inputs. At the end of the day, it’s his job to figure out things for himself. And he has also done it in the past. It's not that he hasn’t,” he said.

 

Detailing his point, Iyer said: “He has to focus. He has to sit back, put a thinking cap on. He will get the answer by himself. No one can force him to do anything.”

Coming back to the match, Mumbai defeated Madhya Pradesh by five wickets to win the tournament after the 2022-23 season. Mumbai's Suryansh Shedge became player of the match and veteran cricketer Ajinkya Rahane was awarded Player of the Tournament. 

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