From Doping Violation To A Public Brawl: List Of Prithvi Shaw's Controversies That Doomed His Career

Prithvi Shaw 's case has been nothing short of an example that sports doesn't build character, but reveals it. Once touted as the next Sachin Tendulkar, Prithvi Shaw 's cricket career seems to be in troubled waters. Struggling to find his place in the Indian senior team, Shaw has now been axed from Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad also. The reason behind this is being seen as his fitness and disciplinary issues. Prithvi's struggles not only stop at India and Ranji Trophy, but he was also visibly left out of Delhi Capital's playing XI in the seventeenth edition of the IPL .

A Timeline Of Prithvi Shaw 's Controversies

Doping Violation, June 2020: Fresh out of his U-19 World Cup victory in New Zealand, Shaw was being considered as the next big thing in Indian Cricket. Shaw debuted in the India whites on October 4, 2018 and scored a century on his debut. The opener became the youngest Indian to score a Test century, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record. But things started to get worse for the Mumbai lad.

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In June 2020, Prithvi Shaw was handed a eight months ban for a doping violation, as per a BCCI press release. 'As per the cricket body, the right-handed batsman “had inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups', read BCCI's release. It was later revealed that Shaw had tested positive due to ingested prohibited substance while taking cough syrup.

Ponting Highlights Shaw's Technical Faults On LIVE TV, December 2020: India were touring Australia for a four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy in the post COVID-19 era. Prithvi Shaw had been included in the team as their designated opener. Interestingly, when Shaw was gearing up to face the first ball, Ponting, who was on AIR, highlighted Shaw's struggles with the incoming deliveries and much to everybody's surprise, Starc sent his stumps flying with a similar kind of a delivery.

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Ponting Calls Out Shaw's Indiscipline, April 2021: By this point in time, things had started to get worse for Shaw. He was struggling to find his way back into the Indian team, but was not being able to get rid off his bad form. Shaw was playing for Delhi Capitals with Ponting as their Head Coach.

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During the 2021 IPL season, Ponting was categorically asked about Shaw's batting and he did not hold himself back. The Delhi Capitals coach revealed that he had suggested Shaw to work closely with him and train in the nets and the young India opener turned him down.

An Ugly Public Brawl, February 2023: Three years later, Prithvi Shaw had already lost his place in the Indian cricket team. He had been handed out a few chances, but his performance did not improve. By this time, his compatriot Shubman Gill had cemented his place in the senior team. Another controversy wreaked havoc on the young Indian batter as he was indulged in a public brawl.

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Shaw had gone out to have dinner with his friends and it apparently ended in a nightmare. The Indian cricketer was chased by few people for selfies and it later resulted in him being heckled and his car being smashed.

Shaw Axed From Mumbai's Ranji Squad, October 2024: Prithvi Shaw 's chances of getting back into the Indian team is getting slimmer by the day. Just ahead of the IPL mega auctions, Shaw has been axed from the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad also taking into considerations his fitness and disciplinary issues. It is being said that Shaw was irregular to his  practice sessions and hence, he has been left out.