The 25-year-old is set to feature in the Police Shield Invitational Tournament where he will be leading the Mumbai Colts
Out-of-favour India batter Prithvi Shaw’s career has been going through a downward spiral. Recently, the 25-year-old was not included in Mumbai’s squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, following a mediocre display in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Following the average performances, Shaw’s fitness and discipline have been put under the scanner.
Now, Shaw has been asked to play in the Police Shield Invitational Tournament. He will lead the Mumbai Colts team. The competition involves 2-day matches at various venues around Mumbai.
Recently, a MCA official talked about Shaw’s disciplinary and fitness issues. This statement came after Shaw wasn’t able to impress in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The batter did not even reach the 200-run mark in the entire tournament, and his only substantial knock came during the quarter-final against Vidarbha.
“In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, we were playing with 10 fielders as we were forced to hide Prithvi Shaw. The ball would pass near him, and he would barely be able to get to it,” a MCA official told PTI.
“Even while batting, we could see he was troubled reaching to the ball. His fitness, discipline and attitude are poor and it is pretty simple, there cannot be different rules for different players,” the official added.
Mumbai skipper Shreyas Iyer also believes that Shaw needs to get his work ethics right and if he can do so, then sky will be the limit for him.
“He needs to get his work ethics right, if he does, the sky’s the limit for him. We cannot babysit anyone. At the end of the day, it’s his responsibility to figure out things for himself,” Iyer said after Mumbai’s triumph in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
