5 Players who are the future of the Indian ODI team

#3 Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw - the kid Sachin Tendulkar destined for the national setup

Prithvi Shaw, the child prodigy who once scored 546 runs in a Harris Shield match (world record at that time!), has quickly risen up the ranks to be a senior Indian international player. He was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the U19 Cricket World Cup, 2018. A regular in the Mumbai setup, he has made his Ranji and Duleep Trophy debuts - scoring a century on debut in each, just like his idol Sachin Tendulkar.

Shaw has a god-gifted prowess of timing the cricket ball - with a low grip, and an extremely bottom-handed technique to go with a flourishing bat-swing reminiscent of a wizard brandishing a wand. An absolute joy when on song, Shaw has a penchant for timing the ball, a cool head on his shoulders, and a back-and-across trigger to aid his back-foot play.

In his test debut against West Indies in October 2018, he scored his maiden century and accumulated a total of 237 runs in two matches (at an average of 118.5) to be rewarded the Man of the Series award. He was scooped up by the Delhi franchisee in the IPL for a whopping 1.2 crores and has been partly responsible for the resurgence of the Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

With the correct guidance, enough chances, as well as a judicious distribution of his workload, he may well be his own batting prodigy, who could make the cricketing world bow down to him in the years to come.