Prithvi Shaw broke his silence after Mumbai excluded him from their Vijay Hazare Trophy team. The 25-year-old opener was notably left out of the squad for the national 50-over tournament. Mumbai announced their squad for the first three matches, with Shreyas Iyer set to lead the team.

Shaw expressed his frustration on Instagram and shared a screenshot of his impressive List A career stats in response to his exclusion from Mumbai’s Vijay Hazare Trophy team.

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Shaw breaks silence on exclusion from Vijay Hazare Trophy

He wondered what else he needed to prove after scoring 3,399 runs in 65 innings at an average of 55.7 and a strike rate of 126. Despite feeling ignored, Shaw vowed to keep his faith and vowed to return, hoping that others would still believe in he. .

“Tell me God, what else do I have to do, if 65 innings, 3399 runs with an average of 55.7 with a strike rate of 126, I’m not good enough but I will keep my faith in you and I hope people believe me. Still, because I will return for sure. OM SAI RAM,” Prithvi Shaw wrote on his Instagram story.

Shaw was part of Mumbai’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy-winning team but had a difficult spell with the bat. He scored only 197 runs in 9 matches. Previously, his performance in IPL 2024 was equally disappointing. He managed only 198 runs at an average of 24.75, in a single half-century.

Shaw’s lack of consistent playing time, including six matches on the bench, contributed to him not being sold in the IPL 2025 auction, despite having a base price of INR 75 lakhs.

Shreyas Iyer: Shaw must focus and find his own answers

After Mumbai’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win, Shreyas Iyer commented on Prithvi Shaw’s form. He emphasized that players at the professional level must take responsibility for their own performance.

He said no one can “take care of them” and that Shaw needs to reflect on his game and focus on improving independently, like he has done in the past.

“We can’t take care of anyone, right? Every professional who plays at this level needs to know what to do. And he has done it in the past too. It’s not that he hasn’t done it. You have to concentrate. You have to sit down, think, and then discover yourself. He will get the answer. No one can force him to do anything,” Shreyas said.

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Mumbai have also excluded Ajinkya Rahane, who was a star of the team in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, from their squad for the first three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Mumbai Vijay Hazare Trophy Team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Royston Dias, Juned Khan, Harsh Tanna, Vinayak Bhoir.

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