IPL 2021: Made small changes to my batting, says Prithvi Shaw

Delhi Capitals’ opening batsman Prithvi Shaw in full flight against Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede on Saturday. Pic/BCCI; IPL

A minor change in technique coupled with focus on cutting down on silly mistakes has been Prithvi Shaw's recipe for success after a poor run of form that found him out of national team during the England series. Shaw, 21, on Saturday blasted his way to 72 off 38 balls as Delhi Capitals chased down a winning target of 189 against CSK with more than an over to spare.

"I made some small changes in my batting before the IPL. I just wanted to minimise all the mistakes I was making, and I worked hard," said Shaw in a release on Sunday.

The change that he referred to was positioning of his back lift. Earlier, his bat would come down at an angle from the gully region, causing problems with the incoming deliveries but after working with Pravin Amre, the back lift is more straight reducing the gap between the bat and pad.

Low scores in UAE

Last year, Shaw was dropped from DC's playing XI after a string of low scores in the UAE and also omitted from India's Test squad after scoring 0 and 4 in the first Test at Adelaide.

After working on his technique, Shaw returned to amass a whopping 827 runs in eight matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. "I practised for two weeks with Strength & Conditioning coach Rajinikanth Sivagnanam sir and Amre sir before the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Then I just played my natural game with a few changes in the Vijay Hazare Trophy," he said.

Shaw shared a 138-run opening stand with Shikhar Dhawan (85) before being dismissed by Dwayne Bravo in the 14th over. "Very happy with the way I batted...the opening stand which we got was very crucial for us. Chasing 190 odd is not easy without a good start," he said.

"It was a great win for us; however, I should've stayed in the middle until the end. So, if I have to rate my innings out of 10, I will give an eight to myself."

‘Enjoying working with Ricky'

Talking about DC head coach Ricky Ponting, Shaw said: "With Ricky, I generally speak to him about tactics and strategies as a batsman. "He has played so much of cricket and he has got the experience which he can share with us and he does especially with the youngsters. I am really enjoying working with him."

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