Indian Selectors announced India’s Men Squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka starting on 3rd January. Hardik Pandya was the captain of the T20I series and Rohit Sharma is back in the squad for the One-day series. Many youngsters like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, and Sanju Samson are selected for the Sri Lanka series. But, Prithvi Shaw who has been a consistent performer in SMAT and Vijay Hazare Trophy has not been picked.
Shaw had last played for India in a T20I against Sri Lanka in July 2021; the sensational opener from Delhi Capitals has since produced consistent outings in domestic cricket for Mumbai. In the 2022 Indian Premier League, Shaw displayed his explosive batting, scoring 283 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 152.97 for the Delhi Capitals.
Prithvi Shaw has been consistently ignored by BCCI. He posted this sad Instagram story after not getting picked for upcoming Sri Lanka series. The story was an Instagram reel that had a shayari (poetry) from Uzair Hijazi; “Kisi ne muft me paa liya vo shakhs, jo mujhe har keemat pe chahiye tha (Rough translation: The one I needed the most, someone got them for free).
BCCI should look closely at Prithvi Shaw’s performances in Ranji Trophy. He could be a perfect replacement in all formats for out-of-form player KL Rahul.