Prithvi Shaw, the talented cricketer earmarked for greatness from a young age, has faced ups and downs in his career. Despite early success, including leading India to the Under-19 World Cup victory and a Test century on his debut, he has struggled to secure a consistent spot in the national team.<\/p>\n
In a candid interview with Cricbuzz, Shaw discusses his disappointment at being dropped from the Indian team and the challenges of dealing with outside criticism and speculation.<\/p>\n
He emphasizes the need to stay focused on his game and not be affected by external opinions. Shaw has also become more cautious about his social life, preferring solitude to avoid potential harassment and negative social media comments.<\/p>\n When I was dropped [from the Indian team], I didn\u2019t get to know the reason. Someone was saying it could be fitness. But of course I came here [to Bengaluru] and cleared all the tests at the NCA, again scored runs and again came back to the T20 team. But again didn\u2019t get a chance in the West Indies. I\u2019m disappointed but you just have to move forward. I can\u2019t do anything, I can\u2019t fight with anyone. As a person, I just like to be in my own zone. People say a lot of things about me. But those who know me, know how I am. I don\u2019t have friends, I don\u2019t like to make friends. This is what\u2019s happening with this generation. You can\u2019t share your thoughts with anyone else. If you ask me personally, it\u2019s very scary.\u00a0Darr lagta hai aajkal<\/i>\u00a0to share my thoughts.\u00a0Agle din social media mein aa jaata hai<\/i> (I\u2019m scared to share my thoughts. Somehow all of it comes up on social media). I\u2019ve very less friends, only a couple of friends, and even with them I don\u2019t share everything, only a few things. \u2013 Prithvi Shaw<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n As he gears up for a stint with Northamptonshire in the County Championship, Shaw remains determined to make a strong comeback and prove his critics wrong, demonstrating the resilience required to succeed in the competitive world of cricket.<\/p>\n I do think about a few things. But I don\u2019t take too much pressure back to my room. If I\u2019ve gotten out early, it\u2019s not like I can go and bat again. So the focus is on my next inning. I just go back to my room and relax, take a shower and play PlayStation \u2013 FIFA, Call of Duty or Uncharted. If I go out, people will harass. They will put up something on social media, so I prefer not to step out these days. What do I do going out?\u00a0Jaha bhi jaau, kuch na kuch hota hai<\/i>\u00a0(laughs).\u00a0Jaana hi band kar diya hoon<\/i>\u00a0(Wherever I go, trouble follows. I\u2019ve stopped stepping out altogether). These days, I\u2019ve been going alone even for lunches and dinners. I\u2019ve started enjoying being alone now. A few days ago, I went alone to watch a movie \u2013 Insidious.\u00a0Baap re baap, khatarnaak movie tha bahut<\/i>\u00a0(It was too scary). Glad it wasn\u2019t in 3D. I was alone, couldn\u2019t even ask someone to come and sit next to me (laughs).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prithvi Shaw, the talented cricketer earmarked for greatness from a young age, has faced ups and downs in his career\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":29798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3546,905],"class_list":["post-6890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-bcci","tag-prithvi-shaw"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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