In their opening match of IPL 2021 against Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Delhi capital won the match by 7 wickets. Opener Prithvi Shaw put up an incredible performance with his bat. This young gun scored 72 runs off 38 balls. His innings included nine 4s and three 6s.
After the match the veteran Delhi player Shikhar Dhawan was all praise about the performance of Prithvi Shaw. While speaking to the Delhi Capital, he looked overjoyed with the great comeback of Prithvi Shaw in the match and also praised his shot selection and timing with the bat.”It was lovely to watch Prithvi bat so effortlessly and timing the ball so nicely. He went through a bad patch earlier and has come back as a champion. He did so well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scored so many centuries and a double century as well. And now, he has brought the same form in IPL. I am so happy to see him perform that well.” were the words from the star palyer who himself scpred 85 runs off 54 balls.
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Later he even posted a video on Instagram having fun with the young player in the dressing room.
Needless to say that Prithvi Shaw was having a bad season from the past one year. He was dropped off from the national squad after miserable performance in the series against Australia. But with the beginning of 2021 he found his rhythm again. He performed exceptionally well in the Vijay Hazare trophy scoring 800 runs in the tournament and leading his team to the trophy win.
His performance in the first match shows that he has continued his form in this season of IPL too.