Not to Prithvi Shaw, he wasn’t. The cheeky young fella thought little of cake-smashing the former India captain, who just gave up and surrendered, losing himself in the sea of his young charges who took expressing their affection for him to new heights.

After a breakout couple of seasons at Delhi Capitals, Prithvi Shaw struggled for form in the IPL. As a dry spell pervaded, he lost the confidence of the franchise

Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal urged ‘next Tendulkar and Lara’, Prithvi Shaw to work on his fitness and discipline to bounce back from IPL unsold low.

Prithvi Shaw made his debut in the Indian Premier League in 2018 for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and was with the franchise until he released last month.

Prithvi Shaw was a rising talent in Indian cricket at one stage. The cricketer quickly rose to fame and played some games for the Indian cricket team at a very early age. But his little slump in form and fitness issues have kept the youngster away from the Indian set-up for quite a while now.

The most notable player to go unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah was India batter Prithvi Shaw. After winning the U-19 World Cup for India as the captain, Shaw was acquired by Delhi Capitals,

Prithvi Shaw has drawn a lot of criticism from analysts and former Indian cricket players for his conduct and level of fitness. His progress has now been questioned by a former India selector.

In an interaction with PTI, a former BCCI selector has blasted Prithvi Shaw after he was unsold at the IPL 2025 auction. He has accused the op​​ening batter of ignoring adive from his India U-19 coach Rahul Dravid,

Prithvi Shaw has not utilised an ounce of advice shared by Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting, says a former BCCI selector.