Kevin Pietersen gave candid advice to the Indian cricketer Prithvi Shawwho is currently facing significant challenges in his career.
Unsold in IPL 2025 auction, batting in SMAT 2024/25
Once hailed as a prodigious talent after leading India’s Under-19 team to World Cup glory in 2018, Shaw has been on a career decline. He left when he was only 25 years old IPL 2025 not sold in mega auctionDespite setting a base price of ₹75 lakh. This lack of interest from franchises has raised serious questions about his future in the sport.
Kevin Pietersen’s tip for Prithvi Shaw
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Pietersen highlighted that Shaw’s off-field behaviour, particularly his engagement with social media, could be detrimental to his on-field performance. He said that if there were supportive people around Shaw, they would give him advice “Get off social media and definitely exercise your backside” to regain his fitness and focus on cricket.
The former cricketer noted that comeback stories are often the most compelling in sports. He urged Shaw to focus his energy on serious training, which he believed would help him return to the path of success he once enjoyed. Pietersen expressed concern about Shaw “Too talented to throw it all away” and encouraged him to surround himself with people who truly care about his long-term success.
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“Some of the greatest sports stories are COMEBACK stories. If Prithvi Shaw had decent people around him who cared about his long-term success, they would sit him down, get him off social media and train his absolute backside to get super fit. This will put him back on track where his past successes can return. Too talented to throw it all away. Love, KP!” Pietersen tweeted.
Some of the greatest sports stories are COMEBACK stories.
If Prithvi Shaw had decent people around him who cared about his long-term success, they would sit him down, get him off social media and train his absolute backside to get super fit. He will bring her back…— Kevin Pietersen
(@KP24) December 3, 2024
The show’s recent performances have been poor; he was dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad due to fitness issues and struggled in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT 2024), where he recorded a duck in one of his matches. His last appearance for the Indian national team came in July 2021, marking a significant gap in his international career.
