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Prithvi Shaw’s rare talent exposes in IPL
Prithvi Shaw in his first appearance with the bat in a senior competitive match after his much-dissected failure on India's tour of Australia he struck for Mumbai against Delhi in the 50-overs Vijay Hazare competition. Since then, including that knock, Shaw has gone on an absolute tear like unbeaten 105 off 89, 34 off 38, 227* off 152, 36 off 30, 2 off 5, 185* off 123, 165 off 122, 73 off 39, 72 off 38, 2 off 5, 32 off 17, 7 off 5, 53 off 39, 21 off 18, and 82 off 41 deliveries. Since that Australia tour, his tally across formats stands at 1096 in 15 innings from just 761 balls. All the worries about the incoming ball, his trigger movement, and his poor form in Australia have been left behind in a blaze of runs, first for Mumbai and then for Delhi Capitals. Rickey Ponting the Capitals coach believed that was the best he'd seen Shaw bat in the tournament. Then he went on to ask what Shaw was thinking during the innings. "Nothing," was the answer - an answer Ponting liked because it told him there was clarity in Shaw's mind and he wasn't thinking of anything else when in the middle. Three weeks since that knock, Ponting might have to revise his opinion on Shaw's best IPL innings, because the 82 off 41 against Kolkata Knight Riders had to be right up there too.
