Former India batsman WV Raman has backed Prithvi Shaw to open in the upcoming limited-overs series against Sri Lanka alongside skipper Shikhar Dhawan as young Mumbaikar needs to be given enough opportunities to succeed in his comeback trail.
Shaw was dropped after an indifferent first Test in Adelaide but since then scored heavily in domestic one-day competition to force his way back into the national team.
“I think you would probably have Shikhar (Dhawan) opening obviously, because one is that is the captain and two is that you would probably think of having Prithvi Shaw, he has played for the country, he has done well,” Raman told PTI in an interview on Friday.
“You need to try and give him as much (many) opportunities as possible for him to get back into form, because he is young and got enormous talent,” said Raman, who was associated with NCA and had monitored the progress of junior cricketers before being appointed head coach of the women’s team, a post he had recently relinquished.
The Indian squad comprises many openers like Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, apart from Dhawan and Shaw, but Raman felt that having played for India earlier would go into Shaw’s favour.
“Yes, you do have immensely talented (Devdutt) Padikkal and...
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