Pink-ball Test: Sunil Gavaskar takes hilarious jibe on poor Indian fielding
Cricket | December 18, 2020 18:42 ISTThe legendary cricketer says Indian players are in Christmas mood after Prithvi Shaw and Jasprit Bumrah drop sitters.
The legendary cricketer says Indian players are in Christmas mood after Prithvi Shaw and Jasprit Bumrah drop sitters.
Shaw has been failing consistently over the past couple of months and was even dropped from the Delhi Capitals (DC) side at one point during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sunil Gavaskar was critical of Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal after their failures in the first innings of the Pink Ball Test.
Ricky Ponting accurately predicted Prithvi Shaw's dismissal during his commentary stint in the 1st Test in Adelaide.
Mitchell Starc exploited Prithvi Shaw's weak footwork as the batsman was dismissed on the second delivery of the first Test in Adelaide.
Nehra feels it makes sense to start Rahul with Mayank Agarwal ahead of Prithvi Shaw or Shubman Gill.
Virat Kohli-led Indian side is set to begin its title defence of the Border-Gavaskar trophy with the pink-ball Test in Adelaide from December 17.
Earlier, India managed to gather 247/9 after skipper Ajinkya Rahane elected to bat first after winning the toss.
It was a poor start in whites for India's young opening duo, as both Gill and Shaw were dismissed for ducks.
Prithvi had opened for India in the two-match Test series against New Zealand earlier this year where he scored 98 runs with one half-century score.
Former Indian cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar had a word of caution for Shaw as the youngster continues to struggle with his form.
Vaughan further also highlighted that Shaw might not be as good as everyone says if he fails to achieve his rhythm soon.
Despite needing a break, the explosive opener wasn't ousted from the playing XI. He instead was made the captain of the national side.
Shaw has been criticised for playing far too many strokes in the air by former cricketers.
The Delhi Capitals opener played an explosive 42-run knock against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
Prithvi Shaw has revealed the change he has brought in his game, as he slammed 64 off 43 balls against CSK on Friday to guide Delhi Capitals to an important win.
MS Dhoni stumps Prithvi Shaw at 64 runs after the latter was provided a lifeline by the CSK captain in the very first over of the match.
Prithvi Shaw makes the most of the mistake made by MS Dhoni to slam 36-ball 50 against Chennai Super Kings in Dubai as Delhi Capitals move towards big total.
MS Dhoni takes a clean catch of Prithvi Shaw during DC vs CSK match but the 38-year-old captain was too late to realise what hapened.
The Indian players of the Delhi Capitals team arrived in Mumbai on Thursday and they will be flying out for United Arab Emirates on Sunday for the league that begins on September 19.
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