Many people who don’t know me at all are commenting about me, I just ignore it: Prithvi Shaw

Despite performing on a consistent basis, young opener Prithvi Shaw is not in India’s scheme of things at the moment. The 23-year-old smashed a cracking triple century (379 runs) against Assam in the ongoing Ranji Trophy match and after it, he has once again become the talk of the town, especially, when the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy is just around the corner.

However, for a long time now, people on social media have been critical of his lifestyle and many believe that he is not getting an opportunity in the Indian team because of the same. The cricketer nevertheless clarified that no one from the team management ever spoke to him directly about this and also stated that it doesn’t matter to him what people write on social media.

“No one came and spoke to me directly. Few people just wrote/commented on what they felt. I ignore it. I know that I’m doing my process. Many people who don’t know me at all are commenting about me. Sometimes I see those comments and just ignore them. I know what I have to do, those people writing on social media doesn’t matter to me. I just look at myself and try to improve as a player,” Shaw said to Indian Express. 

I do get hurt once you are at peak and don’t get picked: Shaw

Shaw on his social media handles was very vocal whenever he failed to get into the Indian team. After performing well in the domestic circuit, he expects to earn a call-up but that unfortunately hasn’t come as of yet. Thus, while talking about the same, the youngster revealed that it hurts whenever he fails to make it to the team but also stated there’s nothing he can do about it.

“Sometimes I do get hurt once you are at peak and don’t get picked. Joh mere hath mein nahi hai uska dukh bana ke kya fyada. (What’s the use of being sad about something you can’t control). If God decides he will give me another opportunity, I will try to perform for India again. As I said there is no point in thinking too much, at the moment, I want to do well for Mumbai first,” the cricketer added.