'You can't sideline him so early in his career' - Former Indian selector questions Prithvi Shaw's omission

One omission from the Indian Test squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final as well as the Test series against England that has been discussed at length is the omission of Prithvi Shaw. Shaw experienced an excellent run with the bat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy as well as the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The 21-year-old right-hander had scored 827 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at an average of 165.40. He had followed that up by scoring 308 runs in 8 innings in the 2021 edition of the IPL. But still, the right-hander was ignored from India’s Test squad that will tour England.

And, former Indian selector Sarandeep Singh has opened up on the exclusion of Shaw. Singh was of the opinion that Shaw can replicate what Virender Sehwag did for the Indian side and added that a player like Shaw cannot be sidelined early in his career. Singh also added that Shaw had corrected all his technical flaws as well.

“He has the potential to do what Sehwag did for India. You can’t sideline him so early in his career. He has scored tons of runs in domestic cricket after being dropped post the Australia tour. He has corrected his technical flaws also, and look how he played in the IPL,” said Sarandeep Singh as quoted by The Hindustan Times.

Sarandeep Singh shares his thoughts on Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill

Sarandeep Singh also opined that along with Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill is another player who has to be backed even though he has not scored runs against England in the four-match Test series at home.

“You have to back a talent like Shaw and even someone like Shubman Gill (he is in the team but did not get runs against England at home) for that matter,” concluded Sarandeep.

The Indian team will travel to England to play the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against the Kane Williamson led New Zealand side. The summit clash of the World Test Championship will commence on 18th June 2021. After the WTC final, Virat Kohli and his men will take on England in a high-profile five-match Test series. The first Test between India and England will commence on 4th August 2021.

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