Mark Waugh reckons Prithvi Shaw is a combination of Lara and Tendulkar

Prithvi Shaw has become the talk of the town after he scored his maiden hundred in his debut game for India. The social media is overflowing with messages and tweets for the youngster’s appreciable performance on his debut. It was a knock that made many believe that he belongs to this arena and can score tons of runs for his team in the upcoming future.

Among all those congratulatory messages, the Australian great Mark Waugh saw Shaw as a combination of two cricketing greats in Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar. In just his first innings at the highest level, this could be the biggest compliment for the youngster which could act as a motivation for him in the near future.

The former Australian, who himself registered a ton in his debut Test match, didn’t hold back in applauding the debutant for his remarkable efforts. In one of the earlier tweets by Michael Vaughan for sensing a burst of the superstar on the scene for India, Mark Waugh replied with a huge compliment for Shaw. He wrote, ” Great prospect. Cross between B.Lara and Sachin Tendulkar.#goodcombination.”

Here’s the tweet:

Great prospect. Cross between B.Lara and Sachin Tendulkar.#goodcombination

— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349) October 4, 2018

This certainly is a huge remark coming from one of the greats of the game. Waugh, who played 128 Tests and 244 ODIs for Australia, possesses a great eye for recognizing talent.

A huge responsibility for Prithvi

Getting compared to two of the finest batsmen of their time, a huge responsibility rests on the shoulders of Prithvi Shaw to continue performing in the similar fashion. It can’t get bigger for the young man to be counted in the same league as his idol, Sachin Tendulkar.

His innings of 134 showed his maturity and the calmness to bat at the ultimate level of the game. He had a sense of poise in his batting as he looked to play his natural game and didn’t get moved by the thought of being a Test cricketer for India.

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