<p>The promising Prithvi Shaw says he had started "worrying" about his technique after being dropped in Australia before roaring back to form in domestic cricket, thanks to a few technical changes he made in his game.</p>.<p>Shaw, 21, was dropped after his twin failures in the opening Test at Adelaide last December.</p>.<p>However, the Mumbai batsman dominated the Vijay Hazare Trophy like no other in the history of the tournament, amassing a whopping 827 runs in eight matches.</p>.<p>Then, Shaw made a blistering 72 off 38 balls in Delhi Capitals' first match of the season against Chennai Super Kings.</p>.<p>"After getting dropped from the Test side after the first Test in Australia, I started worrying about my technique on why I was getting bowled. Even if it was a minor mistake, I wanted to minimize that. I started working on it there itself," said Shaw after Delhi Capitals' win over Punjab Kings on Sunday night.</p>.<p>He smashed 32 off just 17 balls against Punjab Kings, hitting three fours and two sixes.</p>.<p>"I worked on my initial movement -- getting more stable and more ready before the bowler has bowled.</p>.<p>"After returning from Australia, I worked with my coach Prashant Shetty sir and also Pravin Amre sir before going to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and it worked quite well. I played my natural game in Vijay Hazare Trophy, but I made a small technical change. After that, it's going well.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2021-made-small-changes-in-my-technique-minimised-mistakes-says-prithvi-shaw-973150.html" target="_blank">IPL 2021: Made small changes in my technique, minimised mistakes, says Prithvi Shaw</a></strong></p>.<p>"I didn't get a lot of practice for IPL, the T20 format. But I got good practice sessions with Ricky Ponting sir, Pravin Amre sir and Prashant Shetty sir," he added.</p>.<p>The talented batsman also said that Delhi Capitals head coach Ponting has given him the freedom to express himself.</p>.<p>"He (Ponting) just says go there and play freely without thinking a lot of things. Partnerships are quite important in the first six overs.</p>.<p>"We (him and Shikhar Dhawan) do plan about all this (having targets and looking at the scoreboard) before we go to bat.</p>.<p>"The first six overs are crucial in this kind of wicket which is not easy to bat on in the powerplay."</p>.<p>On Sunday, Dhawan struck a swashbuckling 92 as Delhi Capitals made short work of a huge 196-run target for a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings.</p>.<p>Dhawan looked in sublime form during his 49-ball knock that was studded with 13 fours and two sixes.</p>.<p>Dhawan was ably supported by Shaw (32 off 17) first up and then skipper Rishabh Pant and Marcus Stoinis as DC chased down 196 in 18.2 overs.</p>
<p>The promising Prithvi Shaw says he had started "worrying" about his technique after being dropped in Australia before roaring back to form in domestic cricket, thanks to a few technical changes he made in his game.</p>.<p>Shaw, 21, was dropped after his twin failures in the opening Test at Adelaide last December.</p>.<p>However, the Mumbai batsman dominated the Vijay Hazare Trophy like no other in the history of the tournament, amassing a whopping 827 runs in eight matches.</p>.<p>Then, Shaw made a blistering 72 off 38 balls in Delhi Capitals' first match of the season against Chennai Super Kings.</p>.<p>"After getting dropped from the Test side after the first Test in Australia, I started worrying about my technique on why I was getting bowled. Even if it was a minor mistake, I wanted to minimize that. I started working on it there itself," said Shaw after Delhi Capitals' win over Punjab Kings on Sunday night.</p>.<p>He smashed 32 off just 17 balls against Punjab Kings, hitting three fours and two sixes.</p>.<p>"I worked on my initial movement -- getting more stable and more ready before the bowler has bowled.</p>.<p>"After returning from Australia, I worked with my coach Prashant Shetty sir and also Pravin Amre sir before going to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and it worked quite well. I played my natural game in Vijay Hazare Trophy, but I made a small technical change. After that, it's going well.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-2021-made-small-changes-in-my-technique-minimised-mistakes-says-prithvi-shaw-973150.html" target="_blank">IPL 2021: Made small changes in my technique, minimised mistakes, says Prithvi Shaw</a></strong></p>.<p>"I didn't get a lot of practice for IPL, the T20 format. But I got good practice sessions with Ricky Ponting sir, Pravin Amre sir and Prashant Shetty sir," he added.</p>.<p>The talented batsman also said that Delhi Capitals head coach Ponting has given him the freedom to express himself.</p>.<p>"He (Ponting) just says go there and play freely without thinking a lot of things. Partnerships are quite important in the first six overs.</p>.<p>"We (him and Shikhar Dhawan) do plan about all this (having targets and looking at the scoreboard) before we go to bat.</p>.<p>"The first six overs are crucial in this kind of wicket which is not easy to bat on in the powerplay."</p>.<p>On Sunday, Dhawan struck a swashbuckling 92 as Delhi Capitals made short work of a huge 196-run target for a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings.</p>.<p>Dhawan looked in sublime form during his 49-ball knock that was studded with 13 fours and two sixes.</p>.<p>Dhawan was ably supported by Shaw (32 off 17) first up and then skipper Rishabh Pant and Marcus Stoinis as DC chased down 196 in 18.2 overs.</p>