India, April 9 -- About 11 years ago, the name Prithvi Shaw had sent waves in the Indian cricketing circuit. Everywhere he went, every tournament he played - be it the Harris Shield, or Ranji Trophy for Mumbai, Shaw would not just score runs but pile a mountain of it. He was the next big thing in Indian cricket. He was the next Sachin Tendulkar. Some even called him a mix of Sachin, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag. Such was the talent he was brimming with. And in 2018, when under him, India won the Under-19 World Cup, people thought it was only a matter of time before Indian cricket found its next big batting superstar.

That was 2018, today is 2025. In these 7 years, as quickly as Shaw rose to the top, he plummeted to the bottom at pretty...