Former Australia captain and current Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting heaped heavy praise on young opener Prithvi Shaw and claimed that he is as talented as he was during his playing days. Shaw has been in good form this season and has scored half-centuries back-to-back in the last two matches. The young India opener has been associated with Delhi Capitals since 2018 and the franchise showed faith in him ahead of this season by retaining the 22-year-old Mumbaikar.
Shaw has been working with Ponting since joining Delhi as the legendary cricketer has worked on him and always talked about him a lot.
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Ponting said that he wants to assist Shaw and transform him into a player who has represented India in over 100 Test matches.
“If I look at Prithvi’s game, he has as much talent as he has, and I want to turn him into a player who plays more than 100 Test matches for India and represents his country. Does it as much as possible,” Ponting said on the Delhi Capitals podcast.
The legendary captain emphasized his time at Mumbai Indians where he worked with young talents like Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya, who are now an important part of the Indian cricket team.
If I look at the teams I’ve been around, when I handled Mumbai Indians, Rohit was too young, Hardik Pandya didn’t play, Kunal didn’t play. A lot of people I coached there have gone to play cricket for India and that’s what I want to do here.”
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Shaw made his India debut in 2018 against the West Indies but failed to cement his place due to frequent injuries, fitness issues and inconsistent performances.
With Shaw and David Warner, Delhi Capitals have found a lethal opening pair that has the ability to take the game away from the opposition on its own on the song. The two have already shared two back-to-back 50-plus stands this season.
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