Prithvi Shaw: Prithvi Shaw was one of the rising stars of India. Many legends used to compare him to the God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar. While former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri even called him a combination of Sachin, Sehwag and Lara.
People used to call him the next Sachin Tendulkar but the way he has molded himself in the last few years, he does not seem to be becoming Sachin Tendulkar but he can definitely become the next Vinod Kambli.
Prithvi Shaw is becoming Kambli
3 reasons why Prithvi Shaw went unsold in the IPL 2025 auction, due to these reasons there was mourning in the auction on the name of the batsman 1
Shaw's career is also becoming like Kambli, who had a very good start in cricket but then he disappeared somewhere. It is also being speculated that he can become the next Kambli. In the recently concluded auction in Saudi Arabia, no team considered Prithvi Shaw worth bidding and he went unsold in this auction. There are many reasons behind Prithvi Shaw being unsold and we will look at some of those reasons in this article.
Prithvi Shaw's bad form
There are many reasons for Prithvi Shaw being unsold, the biggest of which is his recent form. Shaw was also dropped from the Mumbai team due to his poor form in this Ranji Trophy and now he has gone unsold in the IPL as well.
Prithvi Shaw's poor fitness
Prithvi Shaw is only 25 years old and his fitness is very poor. Shaw's fitness can be gauged from the fact that till the last IPL season, Prithvi Shaw was only made to bat while another player was sent for fielding. As a young player, Prithvi Shaw's fitness cannot be poor. This is the reason why he remained unsold.
Prithvi Shaw's disciplinary issue
Ever since Prithvi Shaw has become famous, he has had a problem of disciplinary issue. Complaints have been made to different team managements and BCCI from time to time. Due to this, he was sent back to India midway from the Australia tour in 2018.