Mumbai Cricket Team, Prithvi Shaw: Mumbai cricket team has played two matches so far in the Ranji Trophy 2024 which is currently being played. In one of which he won the match. Had to face defeat in one match. Mumbai will now play its next match against Tripura at the MBB Stadium in Agartala from 26 to 29 October. The team for this has been announced. But the special thing here is that star opener Prithvi Shaw has not been given a place in the team.
The Prithvi show has been in bad form for some time now. Apart from form, his fitness is also a big issue. He is also accused of indiscipline. No reason has been given for not selecting Prithvi Shaw in the press release of Mumbai Cricket. The Mumbai selection committee includes Sanjay Patil (Chairman), Ravi Thackeray, Jitendra Thackeray, Kiran Powar and Vikrant Yelgetti. He believes Shaw should be suspended for at least one game.
According to a report, the team management told MCA that Prithvi Shaw has 35 percent fat in his body. And to return to the team, he will have to train hard first. He has been removed, an MCA official said. He needs to get back to training and lose body weight.
After dropping Prithvi Shaw from the team, Mumbai team has included Akhil Herwadkar in his place as the opening batsman. It is not yet decided whether Prithvi will be called in the next match or not. Tanush Kotian is also not included in the team. He has been selected for the India A team going to Australia. 28 year old spinner Karsh Kothari has been brought in his place.
Prithvi has played cricket in all three formats for India. He has scored 339 runs in 5 Tests and 189 runs in 6 ODIs for the Indian team. Apart from this, he has also played a T20 match. He played his last international match for the Indian team three years ago in the year 2021. At present there is no possibility of his return to the Indian team.