Mumbai
\nWhile praising young Prithvi Shaw, who cracked a Test century on debut in Rajkot in the opening Test against the West Indies, India discard Gautam Gambhir asked people to think hard before comparing the diminutive Mumbaikar to his former opening partner, Virender Sehwag.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever is comparing needs to think twice before comparing. Ultimately you should not compare anyone to anyone. He (Shaw) has just started his career and there is a long way to go. I have never believed in comparisons.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has got his own individuality and Sehwag had his own individuality. He has just started his career and someone like Sehwag has played 100 Test matches,\u201d said Gambhir at a promotional event of \u2018Vicks\u2019 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, he\u2019s impressive. He\u2019s very talented and that\u2019s why he is there. The important thing is that he started off his Test career on a very good note but there will be far bigger and far difficult challenges waiting for him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The veteran of 148 ODIs and 58 Tests also felt Australia, even without the services of big guns in former captain Steve Smith and David Warner, will pose a huge challenge to India on the upcoming visit to the Kangaroo land.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s got to be a challenge, big challenge. We might talk about Australian batting because they don\u2019t have Smith and Warner but they still have a formidable batting in their backyard,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
Smith and Warner are serving a one-year ban for ball tampering during Australia\u2019s last visit to South Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have really exciting players like Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch. Plus they have the bowling attack to hurt any opposition. They have got the pace, they know their conditions and they probably have the best off-spinner in the world right now.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not going to be a cakewalk. Australia in Australia, whatever batting they play, they are still a massive threat,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n
Gambhir was noncommittal when asked whether the time was ripe to bring in Rishabh Pant into the ODIs as cover for World Cup winning former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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