Amid Selfie Row, A Look At Cricketer Prithvi Shaw's Past Troubles
Star India batter Prithvi Shaw landed in trouble on Thursday after a video of him emerged on social media, where he could be seen in a scuffle with a woman. According to a police complaint, an argument with India's 2018 Under-19 World Cup-winning captain escalated into a fight with a baseball bat and a car chase. A report by news agency PTI said the issue started in a luxury hotel in the early hours on Thursday after the accused seeking selfies mobbed the cricketer, who obliged some and denied others when the requests became incessant.
Eight people have been named in the police case for allegedly charging at Shaw and his friend, breaking the windshield of their car and demanding INR 50,000.
Fight between Indian Cricketer Prithvi Shaw vs Influencer Sapna Gill#PrithviShaw #SapnaGill pic.twitter.com/SX1TFfVPV6
This is not the first time that Shaw has been involved in controversies. Here are the other instances, when Shaw landed in tricky spots.
Eight-month suspension due to doping
In 2019, Shaw was suspended for eight months for a doping violation. According to a media release from the BCCI, Shaw, registered with Mumbai Cricket Association, had inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups. Prithvi Shaw's eight-month period of ineligibility will be deemed to have started to run from March 16 to November 15, 2019, according to the release.
The BCCI had earlier in a statement said, "Shaw had provided a urine sample as part of the BCCI's anti-doping testing program during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match on February 22, 2019 in Indore."
Failed yo-yo test
The yo-yo fitness test is one of the primary requirements to get selected in the Indian cricket team. Ahead of the 2022 IPL,