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Prithvi Shaw opens up on his omission from playing XI in the T20I series against New Zealand

Prithvi Shaw came back into the Indian T20 setup for the T20I series against New Zealand. He made a comeback into the Indian side in the three-match T20I series but was deprived of the opportunity and, thus, warmed the bench.

Shubman Gill made his debut in the series in T20Is and after a rough start, he slammed a maiden ton in T20Is for India. Shaw smashed barrage of runs in domestic cricket to receive India’s call-up. He made 363 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which is India’s Premier domestic T20 competition. In the Ranji Trophy, Shaw made headlines by making 379 runs. One month after his selection was overlooked by the Indian Team management, Shaw opened up on the same.

‘It all depended on the Team management’-  Prithvi Shaw on whether he could make his comeback

“I felt really nice coming back into the T20I squad, to meet the players and train with them. I enjoyed that bit. Yes I did not get an opportunity but was given the chance of making a comeback, that mattered,” Shaw said in an interaction with News24 Sports.

Shaw will be a vital cog for Delhi in the Indian T20 League in the absence of Rishabh Pant.

“It all depended on them, when to play when not to, but I respected that because probably they wanted to give the person before me a bit longer run. But again, I don’t regret that. I will keep on looking for opportunities because I have a list of goals I want to achieve with the Indian team,” The Mumbai player added.

When asked why his comeback in the Indian team was delayed, Shaw said:

“I kept on scoring runs. I felt if that was not enough then I have to score more and more…then I scored 379. It was just my day and felt I will not let go of this opportunity. Sometimes it just tends to hit you that why I am not in the Indian team for so long despite all the efforts…but it’s never too late.”