“This was necessary to wake him up from his sleep” – DC’s Honorary Parth Jindal said about Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw (Image Credit- Twitter X) Prithvi Shaw, once considered one of India’s brightest cricket talents, remained unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 25-year-old batsman, who led India to victory in the 2018 U19 World Cup, had entered the auction with a base price of Rs 75 lakh but still remained unsold. Shaw, who was released by Delhi Capitals after a six-year stint, has been a key player in the franchise since 2018. However, due to lack of consistency in performance and questions over his fitness, no franchise bid on him. However, due to his lack of performance, Delhi also did not bid on him in the IPL 2025 auction. On this issue, DC co-owner Parth Jindal says that Shaw needed such a shock. Parth Jindal gave a big statement regarding Prithvi Shaw Speaking to Sports Today, Parth Jindal said, “Prithvi is a great kid. He has been misunderstood in many ways. And I think we all need a jolt as we grow up and wake us up from our slumber. Sometimes I needed that shock too. You grow up hearing all your life that you are special, you are the most talented, you are the only batsman in the world other than Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli to have an MRF bat. “It tells you what everyone thought of him.” He further said, “Some call you Lara, some call you Sachin, some call you the next big player. You grow up in such an environment, and everyone from Mumbai Cricket talks big about you. I think this was the shock the Earth needed. By now, he was on a hefty IPL contract, playing for Mumbai in all formats. At least he was a starter for DC. I think he needs to work harder. He needs to love the game of cricket. He needs to get back to the nets, regain his fitness. He needs to come back and understand where he went wrong and be disciplined.”

Ravi Shastri honoured with Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff Metropolitan University

This honour has been given to Ravi Shastri in recognition of his contribution to cricket for more than four decades. Ravi Shastri (Photo Source: Former Indian veteran player and commentator Ravi Shastri has been awarded an honorary fellowship by Cardiff Metropolitan University. Ravi Shastri has been given this honor in view of his contribution to cricket for more than four decades. Shastri was given this award at the historic Glamorgan Sophia Gardens ground, which is the home ground of Glamorgan County Cricket Club. Let us tell you that Ravi Shastri played four seasons here as a player in the late 1980s. I never imagined this honour- Ravi Shastri Ravi Shastri expressed his happiness after receiving the special honour, the former legend says that he never imagined that he would receive such an honour. While talking on BBC, he said, It’s a huge honour, it’s something I never imagined. I never thought something like this would happen when I played here a long time ago. I enjoyed my time here in Cardiff playing for Glamorgan and I’m happy to be back. Ravi Shastri expressed his happiness by sharing a post on social media and wrote, ‘Today I am honoured to receive an Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff Metropolitan University.’ Honored to receive The Honorary Fellowship from the Cardiff Metropolitan University today 🙏 pic.twitter.com/MdMBQTloWV — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) August 1, 2024 Take a look at Shastri’s achievements- Ravi Shastri represented India from 1981 to 1992. He also played an important role in India’s 1983 World Cup victory. He was also the first Indian batsman to hit six sixes in an over, he achieved this feat while playing for Mumbai against Baroda in the 1985-86 Ranji season. Ravi Shastri is one of only five players in the history of Test cricket to complete a hat-trick of scoring 3 thousand runs, taking 150 wickets and scoring 10 centuries. After retiring from international cricket, he was also successful as a commentator. Ravi Shastri has also served as the head coach of India from 2017 to 2021, under his leadership the team also won a historic Test series against Australia. Shastri has also served as a UNICEF brand ambassador for a decade.