IND vs SA: Prithvi Shaw Posts Cryptic Message On Instagram After ODI Series Snub

India batsman Prithvi Shaw sent a cryptic remark on Instagram after the BCCI announced the team for the ODI series against South Africa. Shaw struck a hundred in the Duleep Trophy and has been in excellent form lately.

Prithvi Shaw, who was left out of India’s backup team for the ODI series against South Africa, made cryptic remarks about believing people’s actions more than their words. He avoided naming names, but it was clear that he was making fun of the national selection.

Shikhar Dhawan will captain the team, with Shreyas Iyer serving as his assistant, and the BCCI confirmed the roster for the three-match series on Sunday. Mukesh Kumar and Rajat Patidar were called up for the first time to the squad. The series does not include any of the best players that are on the T20 World Cup roster.

Shaw decided to share a mysterious message on his Instagram stories once the team for the series was revealed, which sparked interest among the audience.

Shaw wrote on Instagram, “Don’t trust their words, trust their actions because actions will prove why words are meaningless,”

I started batting just to get back on track with red-ball: Prithvi Shaw

In 46 List A games, Shaw has an average of 56.04 and a strike rate of 124.19. With 315 runs, including two hundred and a fifty, he finished third in the just-completed Duleep Trophy. The first batter’s strike rate, 92.92, was the highest in the competition among players who scored more than 21 runs.

During the Duleep Trophy, Shaw hit a hundred against North-East Zone for West Zone, demonstrating his strong form. As the Mumbai batter, as reported by Cricinfo, he worked on his fitness during the off-season.

“This [hundred] is special because it came after a long time,” Shaw said. “After training, and after giving myself time, [I am] coming back on track, which seems very good. I didn’t bat so much during the off-season. I was training with Vivek [Ramakrishna, Strength & Conditioning coach with Shaw’s IPL team Delhi Capitals]. I was training at the BKC [Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai].”

“First, we trained in Delhi and then came back and trained in Mumbai [during the off-season]. Just 12 days before the Duleep Trophy, I started batting just to get back on track with red-ball [cricket]. Otherwise, I was just working on my fitness,” said Shaw.

Here’s the full squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar.

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