Prithvi Shaw, the dynamic opening batter, responded to his exclusion from Mumbai’s squad for the first three matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday evening. The 25-year-old questioned his omission, sarcastically highlighting his impressive List-A statistics, despite which he was left out of the squad. Shaw expressed his frustration but remained confident about his future, vowing to come back stronger and prove his critics wrong.
Prithvi Shaw Axed Despite Impressive List-A Stats
Despite being left out, Shaw has been highly successful in List-A cricket. He has played 65 matches for Mumbai and in those games, he has scored 3399 runs at an average of 55.7 with a strike rate of 125.8. His career boasts 10 centuries and 14 half-centuries, which reflects his consistency and potential in limited-overs cricket.
Shaw Reacts After Getting Dropped From Vijay Hazare Trophy
“Tell me God, what more do I have to see, if 65 innings, 3399 runs at an average of 55.7 with a strike rate of 126, I’m not good enough but I will keep my faith in you and hopefully people believe me in still, cause I will come back for sure. OM SAI RAM,” Prithvi Shaw wrote on his Instagram Stories.
Struggles Continue For Shaw: Axed From Ranji Squad
Prithvi Shaw’s last few months of cricketing had been nothing short of a disappointment. It was exactly two months back when Prithvi Shaw was shown the door by Mumbai from Ranji Trophy, this was reportedly happened due to his perceived fitness and lack of discipline.
Setback In Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
He worked really hard on his physical fitness and could make a comeback for Mumbai’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy side. However, his form in the T20 event was anything but impressive. Shaw scored only 197 runs in nine matches at an average of 21.88, with his only noteworthy contribution coming in the quarterfinal against Vidarbha.
Prithvi Shaw’s IPL Snub
Shaw’s struggles do not end there as the former Delhi Capitals player was not sold in the IPL mega auction this month, despite having a base price of INR 75 lakhs. This would fall after a very disappointing season, and it would leave ever-increasing pressure on that young batter.
Shaw’s International Career
In his international career, Prithvi Shaw has played five Tests, six ODIs, and one T20I for India. In all these three formats, he has gathered 528 runs. The last game that Shaw played for India was a T20I match against Sri Lanka in July 2021. With these challenges being faced, Shaw continues to work hard in the hope of making it back in Mumbai and India.
Shreyas Iyer On Prithvi Shaw’s Form
After Mumbai won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, captain Shreyas Iyer said that Shaw is going through a bad patch. He added that in professional cricket, nobody will ‘babysit’ him and everyone is expected to take responsibility for their performance.
“We can’t babysit anyone, right? Every professional who is playing at this level, they need to know what they should be doing. And he has also done it in the past. It’s not that he hasn’t. He has to focus. He has to sit back, put a thinking cap on and then figure out himself. He will get the answer. No one can force him to do anything,” said Shreyas.
