Prithvi Shaw Named by BCCI For India Test Squad, Sachin Tendulkar Claims to Have Made Prediction 10 Years Ago During Interaction With Fans

The big talking points from the selection were the axing of Murali Vijay and the maiden Test call of Hanuma Vihari and Prithvi Shaw.

Former batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar made a statement during a live interaction with fans on his app 100MB and claimed to have made the prediction about Prithvi Shaw a decade ago. Shaw got a maiden Test call for the 4th and 5th Test against England.

Hailing from Delhi, this is a big call-up for the young cricketer. BCCI announced an 18-member Test squad after India beat England by 203 runs at Nottingham to stay alive in the ongoing five-match Test series. The big talking points from the selection were the axing of Murali Vijay and the maiden Test call of Hanuma Vihari and Prithvi Shaw.

Here is the Indian team for 4th and 5th Test against England.

Watch out for 10 year old Bengali boy Prithvi Shaw from Mum who is dealing in hundreds and double hundreds. Amazing kid.

— Makarand Waingankar (@wmakarand) May 18, 2010

Virat Kohli (C), Dhawan, Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Pujara, Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ashwin, Jadeja, Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Shami, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hanuma Vihari

#TeamIndia for the last two Tests against England, India A squad for four-day matches announced.

Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari included in India’s 18-man squad; Shreyas Iyer to lead India A.

Full details here – https://t.co/inudPXJGa8 pic.twitter.com/YFxoxchDEz

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2018

Speaking during a live interaction with fans on his app 100MB, Tendulkar said: “Ten years ago, one of my friends asked me to take a look at a young Prithvi. He asked me to analyse his game and see if there anything he could work on. I had a session with him and gave a couple of pointers on how to improve his game. I told my friend later that he is going to go on and play for India.”

“I asked him not to change his grip or stance, irrespective of any future instructions from his coaches. If anyone asks him to do so, tell them to come to talk to me. Coaching is good, but overcooking a player with tweaks is not,” Tendulkar added.