Prithvi Shaw posts cryptic Instagram post after double failures in Adelaide

Ricky Ponting could see an Indian cricket star’s weakness from a mile away but Prithvi Shaw has fired back at the haters after a horror Test.

Prithvi Shaw is under the pump.

Indian opening batsman Prithvi Shaw has posted a defiant message on Instagram after failing in both innings of the first Test, leading to speculation he will be dropped for the next match in Melbourne.

Shaw was bowled by Mitchell Starc for a duck in the first innings, then had his stumps rattled by Pat Cummins for just four in the second dig as India was rolled for 36 — it’s lowest ever Test total.

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Shaw’s technical flaw against the ball coming back in to him between bat and pad was picked apart in Adelaide and sparked calls for him to be axed.

However, the 20-year-old appeared to hit back at the haters on social media, writing: “If sometimes people demotivate you for something you try to do, that means you can do that but they can’t.”

Shaw wants to prove the doubters wrong.

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said he can’t see how India can continue to open with the young gun given the nature of his two dismissals in Adelaide, while fellow great Ricky Ponting — who has coached Shaw in the Indian Premier League — identified his gap between bat and pad as a major issue before he was out in the first innings.

Ponting predicted in commentary for Channel 7 Starc would look to swing the ball back in and rattle the pegs — and that’s exactly what happened seconds later.

Ponting also told The Unplayable Podcast Australia’s right-arm fast bowlers would look to seam the ball back into Shaw, which is how Cummins dismissed him in the second dig.

“The problem, the worry is that his front foot is not planted. His front foot is still in the air,” Ponting told Seven after Cummins bowled Shaw.

“He’s late on the ball, he’s late moving his weight into it.

“You see his foot is off the ground and you have another look at that because he makes about three movements with his front foot. His front foot doesn’t actually go anywhere.”

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Oh no.

Indian media reports claim the tourists are going to make a swath of changes after the humiliating eight-wicket loss in Adelaide. There will be at least two forced swaps because fast bowler Mohammed Shami is out with a broken arm and captain Virat Kohli is flying home for the birth of his first child, while Shaw and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha are also on the chopping block.

Reports suggest KL Rahul and Shubman Gill are in line to replace Kohli and Shaw, while Rishabh Pant is tipped to take Saha’s place behind the stumps.

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