Prithvi Shaw has been dealt yet one more blow. The star batter, who was as soon as thought-about the following large factor in Indian cricket, has not been included in Mumbai’s crew for the Vijay Hazare Trophy – the BCCI’s premier home competitors for one-dayers. Shaw not too long ago made headlines after going unsold within the IPL 2025 public sale regardless of a base value of Rs 75 lakh. He couldn’t carry out persistently within the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy too. He scored solely 10 within the ultimate which Mumbai received.
Now, the most recent growth has dealt one other blow to Shaw’s profession. “Tell me God, what extra do I’ve to see..if 65 innings, 3399 runs at a mean of 55.7 with a strike price of 126, I’m not adequate…however I’ll maintain my religion in you and hopefully individuals consider in me nonetheless..trigger I’ll come again for certain..OM SAI RAM,” Shaw wrote on his Instagram story.
Prithvi Shaw’s fall from prodigy to prodigal has been swift and seemingly irreversible, however Shreyas Iyer feels the Mumbai batter can contact the deserved heights if he “will get his work ethics proper.” Shaw gave glimpses of his immense expertise within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which Mumbai bagged below Shreyas, whereas making 197 runs over 9 matches however he couldn’t even make a fifty.
“I feel personally he’s a God gifted participant. The quantity of expertise he possesses as a person, nobody has it. It’s simply that he wants to enhance his work ethics,” mentioned Iyer after Mumbai’s 5-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh right here within the SMAT ultimate.
“He must get his work ethics proper. And if he does that, sky is the restrict for him,” he mentioned.
However, Iyer mentioned the need to embrace redemption ought to stem inside Shaw himself.
“We cannot babysit anybody, proper? He has performed a lot of cricket. Everyone has given him inputs. At the tip of the day, it is his job to determine issues for himself. And he has additionally achieved it prior to now. It’s not that he hasn’t,” he mentioned.
Detailing his level, Iyer mentioned: “He has to focus. He has to take a seat again, put a considering cap on. He will get the reply by himself. No one can power him to do something.”
With PTI inputs
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