Prithvi Shaw Quotes

Prithvi Shaw

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 9, 1999

From a small age, we used to play a lot of school cricket: 30-35 games in a year in school cricket, then Under-16 games.

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I look to play the same way wherever I play.

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I have to accept challenges wherever I play. Be it, India, U-19, state of T20 Leagues, I have to accept the challenges the same way I do when I play for India.

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I look to gain experience wherever I play.

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It is a really proud feeling to get my first Test cap.

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If you score a hundred in one game and then don't do much in the next three or four matches, then that hundred doesn't mean anything.

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I have learnt from many experienced players in the Mumbai team as well as the India A team how to be consistent. That helps a lot to ensure that I don't get into bad form.

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The biggest difference at the Ranji Trophy level is that of the pace you face. You don't get as many quick bowlers at the Under-19 level.

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I think the more you practise batting, follow the drills, the better you get.

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My dad doesn't know that much about cricket, but he has watched so many years of cricket.

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When you open the batting, you have to read the pitch first up and try to understand the situation. But at No. 3, you know what is happening out there. It makes things a little simple when it comes to reading the game.

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I came back from the World Cup and then started playing for Mumbai again. My game was the same because even in New Zealand, we played the One-day format.

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I began playing at the age of six, but at that point, I had little idea of cricket; forget the talent part. It's around the age of 10-11, when more people around me began talking of my skills, that I felt maybe I could go on to do something.

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There was a time when a lot of people, including coaches, were keen that I change my bottom-handed grip.

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If you look at any Mumbai guy, he starts to handle pressure at a very young age. Starts at the school level, then the pressure from parents, from the coaches.

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Pressure doesn't intimidate me. I take it as a challenge.

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My father didn't know about cricket. Then, one of my father's friend advised him to take me to a coaching camp.

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I earlier used to stay in Virar, and I was coached by Santosh Pingulkar.

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My height doesn't matter, as I want to keep playing my natural game.

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It was my wish to play in the challenging conditions in Australia. I love the bounce there.

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