Virender Sehwag talked about the strange circumstances surrounding Prithvi Shaw at the IPL 2023 and recalled a less-publicized encounter he had with Sunil Gavaskar.
When speaking about his bitter-sweet performance in the current season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), legendary Indian opener Virender Sehwag recalled his less-noticed connection with youngster Prithvi Shaw. Many people think that Indian cricket’s great opener Shaw has fallen behind the pack since the rise of Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
In the lead-up to Delhi Capitals’ IPL 2023 match against Punjab Kings, former DC captain Sehwag spoke openly about the strange situation of Shaw and his interactions with the Indian opener. A fascinating narrative of meeting renowned cricketer Sunil Gavaskar during the 2003–2004 season was also related by the former India batter.
“He offered his opinion, and we spoke for a while. And for that conversation, we received a reward. But you have to put in that effort. Gavaskar will never make an effort to talk to Virender Sehwag or Aakash Chopra. So one has to make a request for that. If Shaw handed such a request so I’m sure someone would have…he is playing for Delhi, so if you wanted to talk, he should have handed a request to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of DC. In cricket, no matter how much talented you are. If you are not mentally up, if you are not fit mentally or don’t tune your mind. Then nothing can be done,” Sehwag added.