India, June 26 -- Prithvi Shaw's name has frequently surfaced in recent years for reasons far removed from his cricketing ability. While the opener did show flashes of brilliance during his stint with the Delhi Capitals, his inconsistency on the field and persistent off-field concerns have overshadowed those performances. That narrative eventually caught up with him, and Shaw not only lost his place in the Capitals squad but went unsold at the IPL 2025 auction altogether. His only notable appearances since have come in the domestic Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he turned out for Mumbai.

Meanwhile, Arjun Tendulkar, Shaw's childhood friend and the son of Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, remained on the Mumbai Indians' roster but fail...