Prithvi Shaw speaks out on social media criticism following IPL 2025 auction snub: 'What have I done to deserve this?'

In a video originally shared on the YouTube channel "Focused Indian" ahead of the auction in Jeddah, Shaw discussed how he handles criticism on social media. He noted that many of these social media users do not even follow him on any platform, yet they closely monitor his every move. Shaw chose to see this as a positive sign of his growing popularity, but acknowledged that some memes and posts shared can be hurtful to him.

“If he is not following me, then how will he troll? That means he has eyes on me, nice. “I feel like trolling is not a good thing, but it is not such a bad thing either,” Shaw said. “If people make memes on me, I see them as well. I sometimes get hurt."

Shaw reflected back on a recent trolling incident on a video that had gone viral on social media, where he was seen dancing, saying that it was only his birthday as he questioned the logic behind some of the brutal reactions he got to read.

"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,” Shaw said.

The India U-19 World Cup-winning captain spent seven season with Delhi Capitals, since 2018, before being released by the team ahead of the mega auction. Shaw, who has been underperforming in domestic cricket, and was recently dropped from Mumbai's Ranji Trophy squad, reportedly due to fitness concerns, dropped his base price to INR 75 lakh from INR 2 crore, but failed to grab any attention.

Former DC assistant coach Mohammed Kaif, speaking to JioCinema, said it was "shameful" that Shaw did not get picked at the auction and urged him to go back to focus on domestic cricket in a bid to earn his reputation back.

“Delhi backed Prithvi Shaw a lot. They believed he could dominate the powerplay and hit six boundaries in an over, and he did that too. He smashed Shivam Mavi for six fours in one over,” Kaif said.

"Maybe now, he finally goes back to basics. Someone like Sarfaraz Khan got into the national team by scoring lots and lots of runs," concluded the former India cricketer.