Why has Prithvi Shaw been left out of the Vijay Hazare trophy? Here’s the answer

Shaw, an opening batsman in the Indian cricket team who has now fallen out of favour, was not included in the squad announced by Mumbai for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy competition. He didn’t have a very good tournament in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and he was also heavily lambasted for his poor fitness standards. He went unsold during the IPL 2025 Auction, having been released by Delhi Capitals. This was followed by Prithvi posting a cry-out emotional message, asking “what else do I have to see?”-“Tell me, God, what else do I have to see? If 65 innings, 3399 runs at an average of 55.7 with a strike rate of 126 (in Vijay Hazare), I’m not good enough. But I will keep my faith in you, and hopefully people still believe in me, because I will come back for sure. Om Sai Ram,” Shaw wrote on his Instagram story.

But the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has shared what, according to them, was the rationale behind their decision to drop Prithvi. The aforementioned publication, Hindustan Times, works its magic, and there it is: the lack of fitness issues relating to him continues to simmer among the selectors and plays an important role in the decision.

However, according to the decision-making authorities within the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), the story is a little different. There is no doubt within the management that Shaw needs to work on his fitness and discipline issues.

“The fitness concern is there, but the performance is also not there currently. He needs to work on his fitness, discipline, and performance. The main issue is the fitness. You see the matches. You get the image, right? Just by looking at his frame, the fitness issues are there for everyone to see,” a source within the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) told the paper.

“We hope he works on these issues and makes a strong comeback. We all know his talent. It is just about him putting in the hard yards,” the source stated further.