Why is Prithvi Shaw not playing today’s IPL 2020 match vs KKR?

Prithvi Shaw not playing: The talented but out of form opening batsman has been benched for this match against Kolkata Knight Riders.

During the 42nd match of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in Abu Dhabi, Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to field.

“We will bowl first, there’s bit of grass on the wicket. It will help our seamers at the start. We are not here to survive, but we’re here to express ourselves, so our mindset will be the same.

“We will have the same approach. Every player has been Man of the match on some occasion and it’s good to see the camaraderie within the team,” Iyer told Star Sports during the toss.

In addition to announcing a couple of changes, Kolkata Knight Riders captain hoped to play their “best cricket” today. “We had good practice for a couple of days, just that we need to re-focus. We haven’t played our best cricket, hopefully we do that today. We were looking to bowl first, but this looks a good wicket. We enjoy playing here,” Morgan told Star Sports during the toss.

Why is Prithvi Shaw not playing today’s IPL 2020 match vs KKR?

The 34-year old player confirmed that all-rounder Sunil Narine will be playing this match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. While Narine has replaced batsman Tom Banton, pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti has been included in place of spinner Kuldeep Yadav.

Much like Kolkata, Delhi have also made a couple of changes to their Playing XI. The development means that Ajinkya Rahane will open the batting alongside Shikhar Dhawan in place of Prithvi Shaw and Anrich Nortje will play in Daniel Sams’ place.

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Another milestone under his name as @ajinkyarahane88 makes his comeback into the Playing XI #KKRvDC #YehHaiNayiDilli #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/3ZRYkaznAh

— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from ) (@DelhiCapitals) October 24, 2020

Shaw, who has scored 209 runs in 10 T20s at an average and strike rate of 20.90 and 141.21 respectively this season, has been benched after not making the best use of opportunities given to him in IPL 2020.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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