Out-of-favour Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw has hilariously compared himself to popular Hindi comedy character 'Jethalal' of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah due to the bumps on the road he has dealt with in the recent years. Shaw made the analogy due to the controversies he lands in without even doing anything.
The young right-hander notably joined an elite class of players to score a century on debut against the West Indies in 2018, smashing 134 off 154 deliveries at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. However, his career fell off the cliff, following his struggles in Australia. Shaw also went out of favour as far as IPL franchises were concerned. The 25-year-old's lack of fitness and discipline have been glaring behind his snub.
Furthermore, he has been granted the requested NOC to leave Mumbai ahead of the upcoming domestic season.
Speaking to News24, he stated:
"Kafi samay se aisa kuch nahi hua hai, lekin ek baat mai kehna chahunga ki mujhe vivad pakad lete hai. Mai Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ka Jethalal hu." (There has not been any controversy of late but I would like to say controversies chase me. I'm the Jethalal of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.)
"I made some wrong friends" - Prithvi Shaw
In the same interview, Shaw acknowledged that he has taken several wrong turns in his life, leading to his career going off track. The right-handed batter, who has also played some county cricket in England, elaborated:
"There are a lot of things. It is different for people to see. Because I know what has happened. I can understand it. I have taken a lot of wrong decisions in life. I started giving less time to cricket. I used to practice a lot. For example, I used to bat for 3-4 hours in nets. I never got tired of batting. I used to go to the ground for half a day. I admit that there was a distraction. After that, I started considering what was not necessary as necessary. I made some wrong friends."
