India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: THIS India opener is ‘more like’ Virender Sehwag, says Muttiah Muralitharan

Muralitharan reckons Prithvi Shaw is more like Virender Sehwag and is most effective in ODIs and T20Is as he puts the pressure on the bowling side up front and if he scores big – he puts India in a winning position.

It will be a big test for young Prithvi Shaw when Virat Kohli-less Team India takes on an inexperienced Sri Lankan outfit in the white-ball series starting on Sunday (July 18). Shaw will be opening the innings with his skipper Shikhar Dhawan as India lost the toss and bowled first in the first ODI at Colombo. The Mumbai and Delhi Capitals opener is playing just his fourth ODI after three games against New Zealand in February 2020. Inconsistency at the international circuit has been his biggest drawback and that is one of the biggest reasons why he could not hold onto his spot in red-ball cricket. Sri Lankan spin bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan spoke about the young Indian opener ahead of the first ODI at Colombo. Muralitharan reckons Shaw is more like Virender Sehwag and is most effective in ODIs and T20Is as he puts the pressure on the bowling side up front and if he scores big – he puts India in a winning position. “For me, Prithvi Shaw is a better one-day and T20 player than a Test player because the way he plays is like Sehwag. He puts the bowling side under pressure and if he scores big then India have a good chance of winning because they will post a huge total within a short frame of time,” Muralitharan was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.