Former Australia captain Michael Clarke heaped huge praise on talented India opener Prithvi Shaw and compared him with Virender Sehwag.
Michael Clarke Praises Prithvi Shaw
Clarke compared Shaw’s batting approach to Sehwag and called the veteran India opener a genius. The former Aussie skipper said that he loves the attacking brand of cricket.
“He is a terrific player like Sehwag. Sehwag was a genius, who took the game forward. For someone like me, I love that brand of cricket. That aggressive batsman at the top of the order. That’s why Sehwag was one of my favourite players. I would like to see India keep faith in him, a player like Prithvi Shaw, knowing he is young,” Clarke said in the documentary ‘Down Underdogs’ on Sony Ten.
Shaw last played for India in 2021 on the Australian tour where he played miserably with the bat. In the 5 Tests he has played so far, Shaw scored 339 runs at an average of 42.37.
While talking about Prithvi Shaw’s poor outing in the Adelaide Test match between India and Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2021-21, where he was dismissed for 0 and 2 in the day-night Test, Clarke said that it was “very hard to have too much expectations” from the young opener and he needed more time.
“It was very hard to have too much expectations from Prithvi Shaw. He needed more time. It was his first opportunity in Australia. You want to give him every change to see how he goes but unfortunately, he missed out in that Test match in Adelaide. It was his first tour of Australia, and I have no doubt he will come good,” Clarke pointed out.
Shaw failed to get a place in India’s squad for the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies. While in IPL he has been retained by Delhi Capitals for the upcoming season of the tournament.
