Prithvi Shaw, the Indian cricketer has been in the limelight in the last few days for all the wrong reasons. He went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction despite his base price being only 75 Lakh INR. Former Indian players and analysts have been criticising the player for his performance and coduct away from the game. Meanwhile, former England cricketer, Kevin Pietersen has come out in support of Shaw.
Pietersen encouraged Shaw to make a great comeback and asked the people around him to encourage him to get away from social media, put his hard work on the training ground and improve his fitness. By doing so, he will return back to the right path and achieve success. Pietersen feels that he is too talented cricketer to fade away in this fashion.
“Some of the greatest sports stories are COMEBACK stories. If Prithvi Shaw has decent people around him who care about his long term success, theyโd sit him down, tell him to get off social media & train his absolute backside off in getting super fit. Itโll get him back into the correct path where past success can return. Too talented to throw it all away. Love, KP!”, Kevin Pietersen wrote in a post on X.
Prithvi Shaw has lacked the runs and the fitness to thrive on the field
The player has also been out of the Indian team for a long time. He was considered the next big thing in Indian cricket when he started his career. However, Shaw did not work on his technical deficiencies and instead put his focus on off-field entertainment. He was recently dropped by Mumbai for his lack of runs in the Ranji Trophy but was brought back for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
However, the Mumbaikar has failed to score runs with the bat in SMAT as well. He has also faced criticism for his wild partying despite not scoring runs on the field. Shaw has become bulky and his fitness levels have been very low. Earlier, Greg Chappell also wrote a letter to Shaw to encourage him to work hard and return back to cricket.
“Hi Prithvi, I understand youโre facing a challenging time right now, being out of the Mumbai team. Itโs natural to feel frustrated and perhaps a bit uncertain, but I want you to know that these moments are often the turning points for athletes, helping to shape both their careers and their character,” Chappell wrote in his letter to Shaw.
