indian batsman Shreyas Iyer shared his thoughts Prithvi Shaw The second leg of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy will resume on Thursday, January 23. Shreyas Iyer heaped praise on Prithvi Shaw but added that the young opener needs to focus on improving his work ethic to regain his place.

The 25-year-old batsman’s recent struggles have been largely due to off-the-field controversies and concerns over his fitness. Shaw went unsold in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction and things got worse when he was dropped from the Mumbai squad during the Ranji Trophy campaign.

Prithvi Shaw has extraordinary talent – Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer highlights the importance of work ethic while discussing the decline of Prithvi Shaw. Shreyas said Shaw has talent, especially his timing on the ball and ability to score quickly. He believes Shaw is extremely talented and improving his approach will lead to positive results.

“Prithvi Shaw has also started well. He’s been lucky enough to time the ball and run at great pace to score. Everyone in our team thinks he has an extraordinary talent. So, he just needs to Do that and focus on his work ethic and everything else will follow,” said Iyer (via The Indian Express ).

Prithvi Shaw focuses on fitness and makes a strong comeback

Prithvi Shaw, who led India to win the 2018 U-19 World Cup, is hailed as the future star of Indian cricket. He made an impressive debut with a score of 134 in a Test match against the West Indies. Shaw scored 339 runs in five Tests and played seven white-ball matches for India.

Shaw was recently left out of Mumbai’s squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy and it is still uncertain whether he will feature in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy against Jammu and Kashmir starting on January 23. Shaw is currently focused on improving his fitness and working hard to improve his fitness. Come back strong.

Abhishek doesn’t pay much attention to players’ mentality – Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer praises Abhishek Nayar In recognition of his coaching methods. They also worked together at Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. Iyer described Nayar’s coaching style as focusing on improving players by enhancing their natural abilities and skills, rather than trying to change a player’s technique.

“Abhishek rarely talks to players about their mentality. He just tries to make everyone feel comfortable around him. He tries to understand their background, their mentality and how they react in a given situation. All these factors, he Trying and executing certain things when practicing with them, so I think that’s his strength as a coach,” Iyer said (per the source cited above).

“Whenever he gives you a point, or whenever he tries to improve your skills, he’s not hell-bent on changing your technique or anything. He’s going to let you be yourself. He’s going to let you enjoy it more. The sport and not thinking or overthinking a point, that’s one of the best things that differentiates him from other coaches,” Iyer concluded.

BCCI’s decision to hire Sitanshu Kotak as additional batting coach indicates uncertainty over Abhishek Nayar’s position. Nayar’s future as India assistant coach may be affected by team’s performance in upcoming ODIs series against England and compete for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

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