Sachin Tendulkar still believes in Prithvi Shaw and asks him to get on track again

The Master Blaster still stands by Prithvi Shaw, the young cricketer reveals.

In 2014, 15-year-old Prithvi Shaw emerged as one of the most promising young cricketers in India. In all tournaments he played, he set it on fire, so much so that at one point, he was also branded as the ‘next Sachin Tendulkar’ of India. After playing for several years, his fortune fluctuated, and despite his infamous ban due to the use of cough syrup, Shaw remained on the selectors’ radar. Last year, he was dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy team and went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega-auction. However, the cricketer reveals that Sachin Tendulkar hasn’t given up on him.

Prithvi Shaw reveals Sachin Tendulkar still believes in him.

People blamed it on his indiscipline, and Shaw, too, admitted that his focus drifted away from cricket due to some bad company. Very few people had reached out to him, including the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. He revealed that Sachin continues to stand by him, even in his dark phase.

Prithvi Shaw reveals this about Sachin Tendulkar’s support.

In an interview with News24, Shaw said, “Sachin sir knows about my journey. Arjun and I have been friends since we were 8-9 years old. We’ve played together and grown up together. Sir was also there sometimes. I had a word with him a little while ago, too. Hardly 2 months ago. He was practising at the MIG. And I was there too. I spoke to him then, too. When things go awry and you drift away, you need that mentor who can light a spark in you. He still believes in me. He said, ‘Prithvi, I still believe in you, and I’ll continue to do so’. Because he has seen me grow up. Even today, he tells me, ‘Sahi track pe aa ja, jaise pehle tha’ (Come back on the same track as earlier). Everything is possible in the next 13-14 years. So he believes in me, and that means a lot.”

Prithvi Shaw last played for India in July 2021 and remained in the reckoning till January 2022, when he was named in the squad for New Zealand T20Is but didn’t get to play a game. Shaw has since turned to domestic cricket.