“Are These Legends Fools?” Prithvi Shaw Blasted For ‘Ignoring’ Sachin Tendulkar, Others’ Recommendation

Out-of-favour India batter Prithvi Shaw is having a tricky time in cricket. He couldn’t discover any takers on the IPL 2025 mega public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 2018 U-19 World Cup successful captain was seen as the subsequent massive factor in Indian cricket, however his downfall prior to now few years has taken him out of consideration for the Indian cricket workforce. What has grow to be worse is the truth that Shaw won’t be seen taking part in in IPL within the upcoming season too. Twice his identify got here up on the public sale and regardless of a base value of Rs 75 lakh, not one paddle went up for him.

This would be the first time since Shaw’s IPL debut, in 2018, that the right-handed batter won’t characteristic in a season.

Apart from lack of kind, Shaw has additionally obtained quite a lot of criticism for his behaviour and health from numerous former India cricketers and consultants. Now a former India selector has questioned his enchancment.

“Prithvi has been in Delhi Capitals. In DC itself, he had an opportunity to work together with Rahul Dravid, who was additionally his U-19 India coach, Ricky Ponting, Sourav Ganguly,” a former India selector, who has watched Shaw from shut quarters advised PTI.

“It’s an open secret in Mumbai cricket that Tendulkar has also spoken to him. Are these legends fools? Do you see any change in him? Even if there is, it is not evident,” he added.

At the IPL 2025 public sale, nobody was remotely inquisitive about Shaw, who had blazed into the collective consciousness of Indian followers along with his boyish allure and a sport to match.

But six years is a very long time and after the IPL rejection, Shaw now stands on the crossroads in his profession — it may well both go increase or bust relying on what he needs to make out of his expertise.

In Indian cricket, there is a saying that notion travels sooner than mild and in case of Shaw, there’s nothing optimistic coming from any quarter. Even Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) dropped him from Ranji Trophy squad for being unfit earlier than calling him again for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

(With PTI Inputs)