Shaw failed to find any buyers despite keeping his base price INR 75 lakhs in IPL 2025 auction.
Prithvi Shaw failed to find a buyer in the IPL 2025 auction. Prithvi, who had a base price of Rs 75 lakh at the auction, was released by Delhi Capitals but received no bids from the ten franchises.
Following the IPL 2025 auction snub, Prithvi's old video has gone viral on social media. In the video, the cricketer was not seen discussing the trolling he has endured throughout his career, and he even stated that he follows all memes and trolls created about him.
"If a person is not following me, how will they troll me? That means he has eyes on me. So I think that trolling is not good but it is not a bad thing as well. We see cricketers and even other people getting trolled. I see all the trolling, memes that are made on me. It also hurts me sometimes," Shaw said.
"If I am seen anymore, people say that he is outside and not practicing. But I am thinking - It is my birthday. Can I not celebrate? I was wondering what wrong have I done. I know if I am doing anything wrong. But if something is not wrong, it should be shown in that light," the cricketer added.
Meanwhile, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif called it a "matter of embarrassment" that Prithvi did not receive a single bid for Rs 75 lakh in the IPL 2025 auction.
“Delhi has backed Prithvi Shaw a lot. DC had hoped that he would be a powerplay player and would hit 6 boundaries in one over. And he did that too. He hit Shivam Mavi for 6 fours in an over. He had a lot of potential and DC backed him to the hilt. We always thought that if Shaw managed to score, we would win. And we gave him a lot of chances," Kaif told on Jio Cinema.
"Prithvi got a lot of chances and teams have now finally moved on, and it is a matter of embarrassment that he did not get a bid for Rs 75 lakh. Maybe now, he finally goes back to basics. Someone like Sarfaraz Khan got into the national team by scoring lots and lots of runs," he concluded.