A slight kink in India opener Prithvi Shaw’s backlift technique is responsible for his struggles in the Test series in Australia, says batting great Sachin Tendulkar. AS IT HAPPENED | AUS vs IND, 2nd TEST, DAY TWO“I feel it’s the backlift,” Tendulkar said on his YouTube channel of his fellow Mumbai player. “I feel his hands are moving away from his body, and then coming in. “When you’re scooping, you don’t get the timing right and you edge the ball either on the outer side or the inside. Shubman Gill, replacing Shaw, scored a fluent 45 on his Test debut in Melbourne, while opener Rohit Sharma, currently recovering from a hamstring injury, is expected to be fit for the third match in Sydney from January 7.

Source: The Hindu December 27, 2020 05:37 UTC