'Lagta hai fir 2 ghoont corex gatak gya' - Fans react as Prithvi Shaw talks about his batting style, mentions Cheteshwar Pujara

The young Indian batter Prithvi Shaw has been overlooked by the Indian Team selectors for a while now. Apart from that, he has now attracted the headlines on social media after his recent statement. In this statement, Shaw talked about his batting style and approach in all the formats of the game.

The young batter also said he’s not going to change his style and will not try to play like the veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara. “Whatever has brought me here, I'll stick to that method. I can't bat like Pujara sir, he can’t bat like me. I don't like to change my aggressive batting, be it T20 or any format,” said Shaw after West Zone played in the semi-final of the Duleep Trophy 2023.

This statement from Shaw attracted some hilarious reactions from Indian cricket fans on Twitter. Some of the fans trolled Shaw and said that he should focus on scoring runs, no matter whatever style he adopts to play.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Lagta hai fir 2 ghoont corex gatak gya

— Ayush Saxena (@ayushsaxena06) July 9, 2023

Voh sb toh thik h bhai, Slow khel fast khel pr run toh bna 😂

— Gaurav Jain (@GauravJ9166) July 9, 2023

Vo toh sb thik hai...pr khi toh acha khelo bhai😂

— Kushal Gupta (@wiserrrrrr) July 9, 2023

This guy is crazily overconfident while disrespectful towards his senior Pujara.

— Steven (@marc_spector01_) July 9, 2023

Before saying these words he should first improve his fitness and attitude that has made him such a controversial character .

— Akshay Pradhan🇮🇳 (@AkshayModern) July 9, 2023

Big talk from small Player.. You can answer without mentioning another senior player

— V.Khanna (@shar1758) July 9, 2023

Agla Rohit Sharma is ready

— 🔥ghost (not) rider🔥 (@darabsi13463487) July 9, 2023

Pujara is a strong force behind India winning in Australia in 2021

— Copper Platter (@Krishna22510462) July 9, 2023

Everyone ain't Abd who can do a Pujara Or Russell in Tests.

— DK (@CricCrazyDK) July 9, 2023

Shaw also talked about the format change and batting in different formats like T20 or red-ball cricket. He also stressed the fact that the change of format has also an impact on the mindset of an individual.

"It's not that you can always be perfect but I try to work harder after these kinds of things happen (not getting runs). T20 is a bit more slashing but has a similar mindset. Not the similar way as in T20 with me when I am playing red-ball cricket as well. What I should try is to play with bowlers, distract them, and force them to give the ball that you want and not the ball that they want to bowl," stated Shaw.

"Everything has been going nice in red ball cricket from last year itself after I scored 370 (379 vs Assam). With the white ball, especially the IPL, I feel everything is going the opposite. You just have 20 overs to think about batting. I speak to Sourav (Ganguly) sir, Ricky Ponting sir, and Praveen (Amre) sir (in Delhi Capitals),” he added.