Cricket
Prithvi Shaw has scored 40 runs at a strike rate of 166.66 in the four games he has played so far.
Updated : May 03, 2018, 05:41 PM IST
Legendary Australian batsman Mark Waugh thinks that the technique of young batsman Prithvi Shaw is similar to that of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.
"The first thing you notice is his technique, it's very similar to Sachin Tendulkar's," Waugh, a Star Sports Select Dugout expert, was quoted as saying in a media release.
"His grip, his stance, he stays very still at the crease and plays all his shots around the wicket. He plays the ball quite late and is quite punchy in his stroke play and has an excellent base to play any shot from any bowler. He's just so much like Sachin Tendulkar," added Waugh, who played 128 Tests for Australia and scored 8,029 runs.
Mumbai's Shaw, who plays for Delhi Daredevils in the ongoing Indian Premier League, has scored 140 runs at a strike rate of 166.66 in the four games he has played so far.
Shaw, who is just over 18, hit a maiden half-century in his second match of the IPL and the knock made him the joint-youngest cricketer to record a half-century in the cash-rich cricket tournament.
The Daredevils are currently languishing at the sixth spot having won only three of their nine games.
Shaw has been compared with Sachin for a while now. The two players have many similarities- not only in their stance and strokeplay but also in the way they rose to fame at an early age.
Shaw was only 14 when he belted 546 in a school match. He has emulated Sachin in scoring hundreds in debut in Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy.
Shaw became the youngest to score a fifty in IPL history. In the 4 games that he has played this season, Shaw has piled up 140 runs at 35 and his strike rate reads 166.67.
There were many on Twitter who said how Shaw reminded them of another Little Master:
Prithvi Shaw looks like Sachin Tendulkar when he plays straight drive.
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 2, 2018
Prithvi Shaw looks like Virat Kohli when he plays cover drive.
I know it's too early but the glimpses of @sachin_rt which I never saw in @imVkohli I am seeing them in @PrithviShaw
— Swapnil S (@swapnilsshinde) May 2, 2018
I am not saying Virat is not a class act but the way Prithvi bats every 90's kid will see God in him
Dear twitter, remind me in 2 years,
— Kazim Sabri (@KazimSabri) May 2, 2018
"When I watch @PrithviShaw's batting style, I see @sachin_rt "
(talking strictly about the batting style, specially the pull shot and cover drive)@DelhiDaredevils @IPL @StarSportsIndia
My mom just asked pointing Prithvi Shaw- who's this short guy with MRF bat! He's reminding me of @sachin_rt #IPL2018 #DDvRR
— Gamora's Daddy (@AB_arpit) May 2, 2018
God wanted to remind his disciples that how He would have enjoyed T20 in his youger days, so he sent #PrithviShaw .#SachinTendulkar #IPL2018 #DD pic.twitter.com/EXwYpEClOF
— Prashant Kumar (@prashantswy20) May 3, 2018
I know its too earlier but i can see Class of @BrianLara and @sachin_rt in Prithvi Shaw! #Ipl #DD
— Rohit Gupta (@RohitBackstage) May 2, 2018
@PrithviShaw looks to me the mix of @sachin_rt and @vinodkambli349 .. Humble like Sachin and wristy, powerful & stylish like Kambli... All the Best.. Keep working Hard...
— Amareswar Rath (@AmRwriting) April 30, 2018
(With PTI Inputs)