Many top-order players from other teams are batting better than Prithvi: Ponting
Ricky Ponting was expecting a good innings from Prithvi Shaw, who has been practicing hard in the nets, but the Delhi Capitals head coach admitted that many openers from other teams are doing better than him. Shaw was finally dropped after a poor run of six matches and now his early comeback looks difficult. Ponting said before the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, “Prithvi has not scored a half-century in the last 12 IPL matches (including 2022). Many top-order batsmen from other teams are playing better than him.
In this IPL, Shaw has scored 47 runs in six matches. Ponting said, “Prithvi is a match winner when he is in form.” That is the reason why he was retained in the team because if he survives then we can win the match. He has scored around 40 runs in six matches, which is not going to work for us. It was a tough decision to keep him out but hopefully the team we have picked will win tomorrow’s match.
He said, “When he came this year, he came after spending a few weeks in the NCA. He has worked hard on fitness and seeing his hard work in the net, I thought this year would be big for him but it has not happened so far. There will not be much change in the XI. Due to the poor performance of the team, there have been repeated changes in it. Markram said, “Too much change does not make for continuity. I believe that consistency is what gets results. Hopefully there will be consistency in the batting now.
