Prithvi Shaw attacked by 'fans' with baseball bat after bitter row over selfies

From details that have emerged so far it seems like it all began after Shaw refused to entertain persistent demands for selfies after initially saying yes and allowing the 'fans' to take some.

A video of one part of the brawl is on social media. This has clearly been filmed by one of the eight people who have been named in a police case for allegedly assaulting Prithvi and his friend and breaking the windshield of his car.

It all started in a luxury hotel in Mumbai where Shaw had gone for dinner with a friend of his.The incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday when the cricketer had gone to the hotel located near the domestic airport at Santacruz for dinner with his businessman friend, an official said.A complaint in this connection was lodged by Shaw's friend and flatmate Ashish Yadav, who runs a cafe. Yadav has been staying with Shaw for the last three years at Bandra.As per the complaint, an unidentified person approached Shaw for a selfie. Initially, the cricketer allowed that person to do so. However, after the person insisted on clicking more selfies with him, Shaw turned down the request. After that, the accused started arguing and misbehaving with the cricketer, the official said.On seeing this, the manager of the hotel intervened and asked the person, who was demanding selfies with Shaw, to vacate the premises, he said.After this incident, Shaw and Yadav had dinner at the hotel. But while they were stepping out of the place along with their friend, they saw the same person holding a baseball bat in hand. After they sat in their car, the accused attacked the windshield of the vehicle with the baseball bat. Sensing more trouble, Shaw was shifted to another car, while Yadav and others drove his vehicle