I Can't Bat Like Pujara: Shaw Hit Back At Critics

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Young. Indian batter Prithvi Shaw is one of the most talked about players in the history. The 23-year-old cricketer made his debut at the age of 18 against West Indies in October 2018. Shaw scored 134 rubs in the firt innnings to join an elite list of Indian players, who has managed to scored a century in their debut test. whereas Shaw's career has not panned out the way it started, even though Shaw showcased excellent performances in domestic cricket. He slammed a record-breaking 379 off just 382 balls-the second-highest individual score in the history of the Ranji Trophy. But he failed to perform in the IPL 2023; he could only muster up a total of 106 runs in eight games. It was the lowest the former India U-19 captain has ever managed to score during an IPL campaign.

Shaw opened up about his game and revealed that he will not want to change his aggressive style of batting.

"Personally, I feel I don't have to change my game, but a little smarter than what I am. I can't bat like Pujara sir bats or Pujara sir can't bat like me," Shaw said, as quoted by PTI.

"So, what I am trying to do are those things that have brought me here till, for example, the aggressive batting, I don't like to change that."

Shaw Confident About Red Ball Format

Shaw further insisted that he remains confident in his red ball form as he has been performing in Test format.

"Everything has been going nice in red ball cricket from last year itself after I scored 370 (379 vs Assam). With white ball, especially the IPL, I feel everything is going the opposite. You just have 20 overs to think about batting. I speak to Sourav (Ganguly) sir, Ricky (Ponting) sir and Praveen (Amre) sir (in Delhi Capitals).

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