India opener Prithvi Shaw has a lot of free time on hand as the IPL 2021 was suspended mid-season, and also after he was overlooked for the upcoming tour of England where India will play the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against New Zealand and five Test matches against England.

Therefore, Prithvi Shaw decided to go vacationing with his friends to Goa via Kolhapur via road.

However, police stopped Shaw and his friends in Amboli as the cricketer didn’t have an e-pass. Shaw pleaded with them to let him go but to no avail. An e-pass is now necessary to travel within the state which is in lockdown due to the surge in Covid-19.

The cricketer later applied for an e-pass on his mobile and received clearance in about an hour and left for Goa.

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A report in Times of India says Shaw is slow between the wickets and still has weight issues. A selector has also asked the Mumbaikar to learn from Rishabh Pant who had his own issues once.

“Prithvi is still very slow across the turf for a 21-year-old. He needs to shed a few more kilos. He also had concentration issues while fielding in Australia. Shaw has been working hard since he returned from Australia. He has the example of Rishabh Pant right in front of him. If Pant can turn things around in a few months, Prithvi too can do it,” the BCCI source was quoted as saying.

Furthermore, he was asked to be consistent in scoring runs and sustain his form for a couple of series as he has failed to justify the faith shown in him by the selectors.

“He has to sustain this form for a few more tournaments. He has often been picked on the basis of one good series and then he has struggled in international cricket, He is too good a player to be ignored for long,” the source added.

(news18 inputs)