Once dubbed as the next Sachin Tendulkar, Prithvi Shaw’s fortunes have swung drastically to the point where the Indian batter finds himself at a point of no return. For the first time in 8 years, Shaw doesn’t have an IPL franchise to play in after he went unsold at the 2024 auction.
After getting released by the Delhi Capitals, Shaw was ignored by all the franchises at the auction on Monday, not once but twice. Despite him still being only 25-years-old, if Shaw doesn’t change his methods, then there is a huge possibility that he may never be able to make a comeback.
It isn’t like Shaw hasn’t received suggestions throughout his cricketing journey. When his first big scandal broke out, the doping scam in early 2020, Shaw was spoken to by none other than legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. His advice, kept a secret all this while, was confined to three words ‘Discipline over talent’.
After also getting recently dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad due to poor fitness and disciplinary issue, Shaw looks to be heading down the path of former India cricketer Vinod Kambli.
Despite all the advice that he has received, Shaw has decided to ignore them all. In fact, a former BCCI selector has come out and revealed that Shaw has turned a blind eye to everything that was said to him for his own benefit.
“Prithvi has been in Delhi Capitals. In DC itself, he had a chance to interact with Rahul Dravid, who was also his U-19 India coach, Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly. 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,” the selector told PTI.
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