Sachin Tendulkar recently spoke to Times of India about various things regarding the Test series, the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
The former Indian cricketer said that India must have the combination of Grit, discipline and planning going into the remaining of the Test series.
He also spoke about Rahane and his captaincy. He said that Rahane is very talented and he can handle the pressure. While talking about the failure of Prithvi Shaw, he said that Shaw’s hands are moving away from his body.
“Prithvi is a talented player but at this point of time I feel his hands are moving away from his body. So, whenever the ball comes back sharply off the seam there is a possibility that, considering how he has got out, bowlers would continue to hope that they have some chance there. His hands need to be closer to his body. His back lift is going from almost fourth slip to gully before coming down — it’s making a full arc, instead of moving back and forth like a pendulum. If the bat comes a fraction late then the ball will find the gap between the bat and pad. I also noticed, he was caught on the move and was a fraction late on the ball. I’d say if he starts preparing a slightly early to play the ball that can also help. Both innings his front foot hadn’t landed when the ball passed him and that can happen to batters when they have too many things going on in their heads or they are expecting a short delivery,” he said.
Shaw had a forgettable Test at Adelaide. In fact, the whole Indian team had a forgettable Test after getting out for just 36 runs in the 2nd Innings.
The 2nd Test will begin from 26th of December.
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