Delhi Capitals batsman Prithvi Shaw had an unimpressive IPL with just 228 runs from 13 innings at an average of 17.53.
In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Delhi Capitals (DC) batsman Prithvi Shaw was seen having an unimpressive IPL with just 228 runs from 13 innings at an average of 17.53.
However, according to coach Ricky Ponting, the young lad doesn't like to work in the nets when he is struggling for runs, but keeps on batting and batting when he is in form.
Ponting had said that he had tried hard to get Shaw to work on certain aspects when the opener was out of form during the last IPL, but couldn't get Shaw into the nets.
"I've had some really interesting chats with him through last year's IPL, just trying to break him down, trying to find out exactly what was the right way to coach him and how I was going to get the best out of him," Ponting told cricket.com.au.
"He had an interesting theory on his batting last year. When he's not scoring runs, he won't bat, and when he is scoring runs, he wants to keep batting all the time. He had four or five games where he made under ten and I'm telling him, 'We have to go to the nets and work out [what's wrong]', and he looked me in the eye and said, 'No, I'm not batting today'. I couldn't really work that out.
"He might have changed. I know he's done a lot of work over the last few months, that theory that he had might have changed, and hopefully, it has, because if we can get the best out of him, he could be a superstar player."
Ponting also spoke about how he had told Shaw during the 13th edition of the IPL that he disagreed with his philosophy about practice.
"I was going pretty hard at him," Ponting said. "I was basically telling him, 'Mate you've got to get in the nets. Whatever you think you're working on, is not working for you.'
"It's my job as a coach to challenge someone's preparation if they're not getting results. So I challenged him and he stuck to his word and he didn't practice much at all towards the back-end of the tournament, and didn't get many runs towards the back-end of the tournament either."
Soon after the completion of the IPL in the UAE, Shaw played the opening Test in Adelaide in December. He was, however, dropped after he survived just six balls.
Shaw soon then turned to the nets with India head coach Ravi Shastri and batting coach Vikram Rathour. He then played the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021 and amassed all with his 827 runs in eight matches. He even led Mumbai to a title win by smashing 73 off 39 in the final against Uttar Pradesh.
Ponting added that Shaw's form is perfect for the Capitals. "Maybe [his training habits] have changed for the better, because [his success] won't just be for the Delhi Capitals, I'm sure you'll see him play a lot of cricket for India as well in the coming years," Ponting said. "He's diminutive, in the Tendulkar sort of mould but hits the ball incredibly powerfully off the front and back foot, and plays spin really well.
"If we can get him to take that form that he's just shown into the IPL, it just makes the balance on our Delhi Capitals side so good. If [the penny] does drop - I'm not sure I've seen many more talented players than him in my whole time of playing the game."
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