Prithvi Shaw officially quits Mumbai after 8 years, joins this team ahead of 2025-26 domestic season

Prithvi Shaw has officially left Mumbai after obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC). The right-handed opener is now all set to represent Maharashtra in the upcoming 2025/26 domestic season. In his NOC letter to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), Shaw had said that he had been 'presented with a promising opportunity to play professional cricket under another state association' for the upcoming domestic season, which has now turned out to be Maharashtra.

"At this stage of my career, I believe joining the Maharashtra team will help me grow further as a cricketer. I am deeply grateful to the Mumbai Cricket Association for the opportunities and support I have received over the years. Maharashtra Cricket Association has made remarkable efforts in recent years to enhance cricketing infrastructure across the state,” Shaw said in a statement.

“Initiatives like the Maharashtra Premier League, Women's MPL, Corporate Shield, and D.B. Deodhar Tournament are testament to their vision. I'm confident that being part of such a progressive setup will positively impact my journey as a cricketer. I'm happy to get the opportunity to play alongside talented players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ankit Bawne, Rahul Tripathi, Rajneesh Gurbani, and Mukesh Choudhary in the Maharashtra team," Shaw added.

Prithvi Shaw's career

Shaw has played five Tests, six ODIs and one T20I for India so far, with him captaining the side to the 2018 U19 Men's Cricket World Cup win in New Zealand and later hitting a century on his Test debut against the West Indies at Rajkot being the highlights. Shaw played 32 first-class matches for Mumbai, scoring 2,648 runs at an average of 49.03, including seven centuries and ten half-centuries. He has also featured in 29 List A games for Mumbai, amassing 3,399 runs while hitting ten centuries and 14 fifties at an average of 55.72.

Shaw is now expected to participate in the ongoing DB Deodhar Tournament, an elite intra-state tournament conducted by the Maharashtra Cricket Association, which also serves as platform for selecting players for the upcoming senior men's tournaments in the domestic season.

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Prithvi Shaw's IPL career

In terms of IPL, Shaw was released by Delhi Capitals (DC) at the conclusion of 2024 season and went unsold in the mega auction for the 2025 edition. He wasn't even given a look-in by any of the ten contesting teams as a replacement player during this year's tournament.

Prithvi Shaw's form and fitness issues

His sliding batting form and fitness issues made more headlines in the last few months. Shaw was dropped from the Mumbai set-up during the first leg of last year's Ranji Trophy in October because of form and fitness-related issues. He was then brought back into the team during their victorious 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) campaign, where he amassed 197 runs in nine games at a strike rate of 156.34. But after that, Shaw, 25, wasn't included in Mumbai's squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT).

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