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There is a bit of Tendulkar, Sehwag and Lara in Prithvi, says India coach

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India coach Ravi Shastri saw in Prithvi Shaw’s batting, glimpses of two of the greatest batsmen of modern era and a non-conformist who redefined batsmanship.

An overwhelmed Shastri on Sunday, in one breath, mentioned the names of three legends — Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag — while trying to describe the 18-year-old Shaw who accumulated big runs in his first brush with top-flight international cricket.

“He (Shaw) is born to play cricket. He’s been playing since the age of eight in the maidans of Mumbai. You can see all that hardwork showing. He’s a spectator’s delight. There’s a bit of Sachin there, a bit of Viru in him and when he walks – there’s a bit of Lara as well,” Shastri said.

“If he can keep his head on his shoulders and keep the work ethic, he has a bright future.”

Shastri lauded the efforts of Umesh Yadav, who returned a match haul of 10 wickets to become only the third Indian pacer to achieve the feat after Kapil Dev and Javagal Srinath.

“It can be a frustrating profession when you sit on the bench like Umesh for 4 Tests. Only 11 can play. He got his opportunity and I’m very happy for him. It’s been done only four times (ten-for for a pacer in India).

“What this will do is make him believe that he belongs. He can say now that he wants his place. That’s given us a headache. He was on target,” Shastri said of the pacer.

The coach was also fulsome in his praise for 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, while backing K L Rahul to regain his touch.

“Pant is another name. He got his opportunity, he grabbed it, now he has consolidated it.

About Wriddhiman Saha returning and challenging Pant, he said, “You’ve got to go on current form.”

Last but not the least, on the triumph, Shastri said, “Lot of positives for us. When we are playing at home it’s easy to get complacent and carried away.”

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