Former Delhi Capitals coach praises Prithvi Shaw as a young prodigy: ‘He is an exceptional talent and…’

Veteran Australian cricketer Shane Watson has extended his support to Prithvi Shaw amid the tough phase in his career. Watson urged Shaw to heed Kevin Pietersen's advice to take a break from social media and focus on his fitness to bounce back stronger. Shaw, once hailed as the future star of Indian cricket, has struggled to cement his place in the national team after a promising Test debut in 2018. Despite scoring a century in his first Test match, Shaw has faced setbacks and has slipped down the pecking order. His last appearance for India was in 2021, and since then, he has faced challenges in his cricketing journey.

The right-handed batter is now standing at the crossroads of his career at 25 after none of the IPL franchises were interested in bidding for him in the mega auction. The former Delhi Capitals batter set his base price at INR 75 lakh, but it also didn't help that he remained unsold.

Watson, who has worked with Shaw in the past at Delhi Capitals, called him a precious talent who has the potential to become one of Indian cricket's biggest heroes if he takes the right path.

"I completely agree @KP24 Prithvi is such a precocious talent and these are all that is required for him to turn things around and be one of Indian Cricket’s biggest heroes," Watson wrote on X in reply on Pietersen's tweet.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Pietersen shared a piece of advice for Shaw to concentrate on his fitness to get on the right path.

"Some of the greatest sports stories are COMEBACK stories. If Prithvi Shaw has decent people around him who care about his long term success, they'd sit him down, tell him to get off social media & train his absolute backside off in getting super fit. It'll get him back into the correct path where past success can return. Too talented to throw it all away. Love, KP!" Pietersen wrote on 'X'.

Recently, Shaw was dropped from the Mumbai Ranji team for being overweight and unfit. He has come back for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament but hasn't done anything significant so far.