Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 06, 2021, 11:46 AM
IPL 2021: Before the start of IPL 2021, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting has made a big disclosure about Prithvi Shaw. Ponting recalled last season that when Prithvi Shaw was going through a bad phase, he refused to bat at the nets. However Ponting also hoped that the talented batsman would have improved his training habits for the better before the upcoming competition.Before the start of the T20 League, Ponting told 'Cricket.com.au', 'He had an interesting theory about his batting last year - when he is not scoring runs, he will not bat and when he runs If you are making, always want to bat. He scored less than 10 runs in four or five matches and I was telling him that we should go to the nets and see where the problem lies. He looked into my eyes and said, 'No, I will not bat today. I do not understand it at all.Ponting said, "He might have changed." I know that he has done a lot of work in the last few months, his theory might have changed and I hope that it would have happened because if we can get the best out of him then he can become a superstar player. 'Ponting is confident that Prithvi will perform effectively internationally. "He may have changed his training habits for the better because (his success) is not just for the Delhi Capitals, I am sure you will see him playing a lot of cricket for India in the coming years," Ponting said.Ponting said that there are many similarities between Prithvi and the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar. He said, "He is short in length ... like Sachin but he hits the ball with a lot of strength on both the front and back foot and also plays spin very well."Let us know that the 14th season of the IPL will begin in Chennai from 9 April. On the other hand, Delhi team will start their campaign against Chennai in Mumbai on 10 April under the leadership of Rishabh Pant.