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Kevin Pietersen said Prithvi Shaw is too talented to throw it all away after none of the IPL franchises were interested in him.
Prithvi Shaw. (Picture Credit: PTI)
Former England batter Kevin Pietersen took to social media to advise Prithvi Shaw that he should channelise his energies into getting super-fit and, before that, must get off social media if he wants to once again savour the sweet taste of success, while vouching for his talent.
The 2018 U-19 World Cup-winning captain was seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket and expectations increased when he scored a century on Test debut six seasons ago.
Twice his name came up at the auction and despite a base price of Rs 75 lakh, not one paddle went up for him.
There was Sourav Ganguly at one table, Rahul Dravid at another. The wise men at the table also included Ashish Nehra, Parthiv Patel, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting, Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori.
No one was remotely interested in the 25-year-old.
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Many, including former India ODI specialist Mohammed Kaif, feel that his off-field persona has definitely affected his on-field game as he flattered to deceive on numerous occasions.
“Some of the greatest sports stories are COMEBACK stories. If Prithvi Shaw has decent people around him who care about his long term success, they’d sit him down, tell him to get off social media & train his absolute backside off in getting super fit. It’ll get him back into the correct path where past success can return. Too talented to throw it all away. Love, KP!,” Pietersen wrote on ‘X’.
Recently, Shaw was dropped from the Mumbai Ranji team for being overweight and unfit. He has come back for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament but hasn’t done anything significant so far.
(With inputs from Agencies)
