Prithvi Shaw was once compared with legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. But Shaw, who scored a century on his Test debut, is going through the worst phase of his career. His condition is such that he has not found a buyer in the IPL nor is he scoring runs from his bat. He had kept his base price only Rs 75 lakh, yet no one showed interest in him in the mega auction. Former assistant coach of Delhi Capitals, Praveen Amre is very saddened by their bad condition and being ignored in the IPL. Now he has made a big revelation about Shaw’s declining performance.
Couldn’t handle the glamor of IPL
In 2018, Prithvi Shaw captained the Indian team in the Under-19 World Cup. During this period he had scored a lot of runs. His talent was famous all around. Seeing his talent, Amre played an important role in bringing him to the Delhi team. In 2018, on his own insistence, Delhi included Shaw in the team by paying a huge price of Rs 1.2 crore. Due to this, he became a millionaire at the age of 19. Amre thanked Delhi Capitals for re-inducting Shaw, who remained unsold this year, into the team.
In an interview given to Times of India, he said that ‘Prithvi Shaw had earned Rs 30 to 40 crore by the age of 23. After suddenly earning so much money at such a young age, one loses focus. Perhaps he could not handle the glamour, money and side-effects of IPL. Amre said that what is happening with Shaw should not happen with other cricketers. For this, Shaw’s career can be a case study in Indian cricket. How can a player’s career go astray? Amre expressed his sadness after seeing Shaw’s career going in the opposite direction and said that talent alone cannot take you to the top.
Mistake despite Amre’s warning
Praveen Amre revealed during the interview that when Prithvi Shaw was young, he had given Shaw a 5-year scholarship with Air India. Three years ago, he also tried to warn Amre Shaw by giving the example of Vinod Kambli. Despite this, he made mistakes and could not manage the money properly.
Shaw did not make good friends and did not give importance to cricket, the consequences of which are being suffered today. Amre told that he has supported Prithvi Shaw a lot but due to indiscipline he had to drop him. He should take being ignored in IPL in a positive manner. He is only 25 years old and if he opens his eyes from now on, he can go far.