Prithvi Shaw has been out of Team India for a long time
Once considered a combination of the great Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, the career of young cricketer Prithvi Shaw rose as fast as it fell. Shaw, who made headlines by scoring a century in his very first Test match, has not played competitive cricket for Team India since 2021.
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Apart from this, due to fitness reasons, Shaw was also not included in the Mumbai cricket team for the domestic season of Ranji Trophy last year. After this, he was not seen playing in IPL 2025, as he did not find any buyer in the auction.
At the same time, Prithvi Shaw has recently given a media interview regarding the bad phase of his career. In this interview, he has told that during his bad times, Indian Test team vice-captain Rishabh Pant had inquired about his well-being.
Prithvi Shaw made a big statement about Pant
Let us tell you that recently while talking with News24, Prithvi Shaw said – Rishabh Pant, whenever he feels that something is wrong, he keeps contacting me. So, in this interview, Shaw himself has admitted that he has made many wrong decisions.
Shaw further said in the interview – I have taken many wrong decisions in life. I started giving less time to cricket. I used to practice a lot. For example, I used to bat for 3-4 hours in the nets. I never got tired of batting. I used to go to the field for half a day. I agree that some things used to distract from it.
A look at Prithvi Shaw’s cricket career
Let us tell you that 25-year-old Prithvi Shaw made a lot of headlines by scoring a century in his Test debut against West Indies in 2018. But since then, he has been able to play a total of 5 Tests, 6 ODIs and 1 T20 match for Team India. During this time, he has scored 339 Test, 189 ODI and 1 T20 runs. Also, in 79 IPL matches, he has scored a total of 1892 runs at an average of 23.95.
