‘Rahul sir didn’t say something, went with my instincts’: Prithvi Shaw after quickfire 43 in 1st ODI

Prithvi Shaw was at his explosive greatest towards Sri Lanka on his return to ODI cricket. Shaw was adjudged as ‘Man of the match’ for his 24-ball 43 regardless of Shikhar Dhawan and Ishan Kishan scoring 85 and 59 respectively. Shaw acquired India off to a flier, their highest powerplay rating since 2013. However, the opener misplaced his wicket after copping a critical blow to his helmet.
In the post-match presentation, Shaw mentioned he was ‘okay’ regardless of the ache however admitted that the nasty blow to the helmet had an impression on his focus. “I was disappointed with the shot when I got out. I lost a bit of focus after I was hit on the head,” the 21-year-old mentioned.
Shaw scored 9 boundaries throughout his brief keep on the crease. The Mumbai opener mentioned that he trusted his intuition and focused unfastened deliveries. “Rahul sir didn’t say anything, I just went with my instinct and waited for the loose balls. Obviously wanted to keep the scoreboard ticking and yeah. Pitch was very nice. The first innings also was good but I think it got better in the second innings,” he mentioned.
It was Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera’s nasty bouncer within the fifth over that ripped out the neck protector of Shaw’s helmet. On the very subsequent ball he confronted within the following over, he acquired out to spinner Dhananjaya de Silva attempting to chip the ball over the fielders contained in the circle.

The first ODI at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo turned out to be a one-sided affair as India chased down the modest whole with seven wickets in hand and 80 balls to spare. India will play the following ODI on the similar venue on July 20.