'Playing A Whole Lot Better Than Prithvi': Ricky Ponting's Strong Verdict On Struggling Shaw
Shaw made just 47 runs in six matches he played in this IPL.
Prithvi Shaw has been going through a torrid run in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League. The Mumbai-based batter has been sitting on the bench after playing six games and it is expected that he will not be getting any chance in this edition of IPL. Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting spoke about the same.
"I think it's 13 games (considering IPL 2022 as well) since Prithvi has made a 50 opening the batting for the Delhi capitals. There are a lot of other players at the top of the order with other teams that are playing a whole lot better than Prithvi," Ponting said.
Shaw made just 47 runs in six matches he played in this IPL.
"Prithvi at his absolute best we know he's a match-winner. That's one of the reasons that he's a retained player because we know if he bats a certain amount of balls, we win about 95% of the games," he said.
"But so far this season, he hasn't been able to produce. I think the six games that he played was just over 40-odd runs, so that's not what we require right now.
"So is it a tough decision to leave him out but hopefully the team that we put on the park tomorrow can go win another game for us."
"When he arrived this year, he'd been at the NCA for quite a few weeks working really hard on his fitness he turned up in good physical shape and his work ethic and training and everything in the nets suggested to me that this might be just that big year for him but that hasn't worked out just yet."
Talking about the Delhi Capitals team, all-rounder Axar Patel is the only player who has been making headlines with his performances, be it bat or ball. He will again look to contribute when his team Delhi Capitals will lock horns against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday at the Sun Jaitley Stadium.
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