Scoring 50 is not enough for fans now, there is always a pressure to score century, says Prithvi Shaw

09/29/2018

Prithvi Shaw has stated that the expectations from him have increased a lot in last one year, people don’t value 50 runs as much and they expect a century from him most of the times he comes out to bat. Prithvi Shaw was included in the squad for England Test series but could not make his debut.

Mumbai batsman Prithvi Shaw, who has been included in the Board President’s XI team for the practice match against West Indies, would be hoping to impress the selectors by scoring some valuable runs. The selectors are yet to announce the squad for the upcoming Test series against West Indies as they await the fitness test reports for Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, and India’s skipper Virat Kohli.

Five years ago he had set the junior cricketing circuit in India on fire with his record 546 runs in a single innings- highest by any batsman in junior level cricket in India. After that innings, expectations to perform from cricket fans have only increased on Shaw.

“People are expecting a lot. Scoring a fifty is nothing. People want me to score 100 runs. I remember from the school days that I was always in immense pressure ki arrey, bas 50 banaya? Score a hundred. You are such a talented boy’. I used to get nervous ki 50 ki bhiaukatnahi. As the level of competition increased, I matured too. The more you play the more you learn. You meet different kind of people, but yes, these things don’t matter now because I know what I have to do” Shaw told The Indian Express.

The youngster, although in the squad for the last two Test matches against England, had to play the wait and watch game as skipper Virat Kohli backed his openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan in both the matches in spite of their poor form.

“I wasn’t expecting the Test call-up. Obviously, playing for your country is always a dream. There are players who have been part of the Indian team for 5-10 years. I landed in the evening and wasn’t able to meet anyone till the day after, when I went and greeted everybody during breakfast. It took some time for the feeling to sink in. I was nervous and didn’t know what to say. I was quiet the whole day. But the dressing room vibe is brilliant. It’s a chilled environment and everybody kept me comfortable” the Mumbai youngster said.

“I learned a lot. I was out for two games. But even though I was out, I was part of the game. The way Ravi (Shastri) sir talked about aspects like the field placements. Tabhi patachala why people call Test cricket the ultimate format. The passion I saw from the senior players, be it India or England… kaafi maza aaya. Cricket over five days is not easy. Something or the other was happening on every ball”.

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Scoring 50 is not enough for fans now, there is always a pressure to score century, says Prithvi Shaw

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