While the Indian cricket team started the new year on a high note with a thrilling victory over Sri Lanka a video of Vikrant Gupta and Prithvi Shaw has gone viral
The BCCI has shown little interest in including Prithvi Shaw in Team India’s T20 format.
Vikrant Gupta hints at Prithvi Shaw having an alcohol or drug abuse problem which is keeping him out of the team
Vikrant, current BCCI Chief Roger Binny, and others can be seen in an old viral video together addressing a talk show audience. While agreeing that the Delhi Capitals cricketer Prithvi Shaw is a great player, Vikrant claimed in the video that there are things going on with Shaw that he cannot disclose on the public forum.
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More than that, he added, Shaw has been advised to cease doing it several times, but he hasn’t changed. Then, a voice says that current cricket star Prithvi Shaw is following in the footsteps of the legendary Vinod Kambli.
For those unaware, Vinod Kambli struggled with alcoholism during his time as a professional cricketer. The police in Mumbai detained Kambli a few years ago after he allegedly crashed his automobile into the entrance to a Bandra, India, housing complex. They say they found him drunk.
Shaw’s career hit a minor roadblock in 2019 when he was handed an 8-month ban from BCCI for a doping violation.
Who is Prithvi Shaw? Age, early life, career, stats and much more!
Indian cricketer Prithvi Pankaj Shaw was born on November 9, 1999. He has represented India in all formats. He’s now a member of both the Mumbai domestic team and the Delhi Capitals team in the Indian Premier League.
He made his Indian cricketing debut at the tender age of 18. And he set a record by becoming the youngest player ever to strike a century in his first test match. Before the Tata Ipl Auction 2022, Delhi Capitals decided to keep him on board. While he was leading the Indian squad as captain, they took home the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
Shaw, a right-handed opening batsman, made his international debut on October 4, 2018, and immediately created history by becoming the youngest Indian to score a century in a Test and the second-youngest Indian to score a century in a Test overall, behind only Sachin Tendulkar.
On January 1, 2017, Prithvi Shaw made his first-class debut for Mumbai, in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals. In the second innings, he made a century, securing the match ball and the man of the match award.
Prithvi Shaw has list of achievements
Shaw added to his list of accomplishments by getting a century in his maiden Duleep Trophy match, matching the record set by Sachin Tendulkar, who was the only player to ever strike a century in both the Ranji Trophy and the Duleep Trophy in their respective debut seasons.
Prithvi Shaw was given the responsibility of leading India’s Under-19 team at the 2018 Cricket World Cup in December of 2017. Through his leadership, India won their fourth Under-19 World Cup by defeating Australia in the final by an 8-wicket margin.
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