Team India batter Prithvi Shaw suffered a major downfall during the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction after he went unsold and wasn’t picked by any franchise. Shaw led the Indian team to win the U19 World Cup in 2018 and his other teammates such as Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh and Riyan Parag have certainly become the permanent members of the Indian team. From being compared to the likes of Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, Shaw’s life has taken a 360 degree turn.
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Pravin Amre Opens Up On Prithvi Shaw’s Downfall
Former Delhi Capitals coach Pravin Amre, who has worked closely along with Prithvi Shaw opened up on his downfall. Speaking to Times of India, Amre revealed that around three years back he gave Shaw Vinod Kambli’s example. He added that it’s easy to teach certain things to this generation and all thanks to Delhi Capitals, he got retained and earned around INR 20 to 30 crores. Pravin Amre said, “Three years back, I gave him Vinod Kambli’s example. I’ve seen Kambli’s downfall from close quarters. It’s not easy to teach certain things to this generation.”
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“Thanks to being retained by DC, Prithvi must have earned ₹30-40 crore by the time he was 23. Will even an IIM graduate get that type of money? When you earn so much at such a young age, you tend to lose focus. It’s important that you know how to manage money, have good friends and prioritise cricket”, He added.
Prithvi Shaw slammed a hundred on his Test debut, however, injuries and then a weakness against the incoming deliveries are among the major reasons behind his downfall in international cricket. Shaw had been among the headlines due to all negative reasons last year and now needs to do a lot for making a comeback into the side.
