Looking at Delhi Capitals' (DC) explosive right-handed batter Prithvi Shaw's mode of dismissals and his inability to consistently perform at the high level, former India captain and legendary batter, Virender Sehwag voiced anguish at the DC batter. Sehwag cited the example of star India batter Shubman Gill, who was Shaw's Under-19 mate, and urged the out-of-form DC opener to buckle up.
“He has been dismissed playing those kind of shots so many times...but he should also learn from his mistakes, right? Look at Shubman Gill, who played U-19 cricket with him and is now playing Test, ODIs and T20Is for India, but Shaw is still struggling in IPL. He has to make the most of this IPL platform and score runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 600 odd runs in an IPL season. Shubman Gill also scored big runs. So even Shaw has to be consistent with his IPL scores,” Sehwag said on Cricbuzz after the game between DC and GT.
Shaw has endured a horrendous start to the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Shaw could only muster a knock of seven runs in five balls during DC's loss against the Gujarat Titans (GT) on April 4 (Tuesday). In the DC's opening match of the season, the 23-year-old could only score 12 runs off nine balls. Shaw's poor production with the bat has directly impacted the Delhi-based franchise's performance to begin this year's cash-rich tournament.
Talking about the game between DC and GT, Hardik Pandya's men on Tuesday registered a convincing six-wicket win against David Warner's side at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. After the victory, the Titans jumped to the top spot in the points table as the franchise now has two wins in as many games played. Meanwhile, the Capitals are the only franchise so far to have lost two games this season. They are currently eighth in the standings.
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