Mumbai Cricket Association confirms it has received a communication from Prithvi Shaw and will take a decision on the matter soon
Prithvi Shaw has written to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) seeking a transfer ahead of the upcoming domestic season.
“I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for the valuable opportunities and unwavering support extended to me during my time representing the association,” Shaw wrote in the letter, which an MCA official confirmed the body had received. “It has truly been an honor and a privilege to be part of the MCA setup, and I am deeply grateful for the exposure and experience I have gained here.”
Explaining his reasons for wanting to leave Shaw wrote: “At this juncture in my career, I have been presented with a promising opportunity to play professional cricket under another State Association, which I believe will further contribute to my growth and development as a cricketer.
“In light of this, I kindly request you to issue me a No Objection Certificate (NOC) that will enable me to officially represent the new State Association in the upcoming domestic season.”
Shaw said his decision has been made after “careful consideration, and with utmost respect for the MCA”, and that he was “ever grateful to the association for the guidance and platform provided over the years”.
Shaw, 25, has played five Tests and six ODIs for India, but was dropped from the Mumbai Ranji Trophy side last year on grounds of poor fitness and lack of discipline. Shaw last played for Mumbai in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy against Madhya Pradesh on December 14, 2024, which his side won by five wickets.
But it was his poor fitness and lack of discipline that have made more headlines than his performances on the field over the past many months.
“He needs to get his work ethics right, and if he does that, the sky is the limit for him,” Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer had told reporters in Bengaluru after that Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final last year.
“We can’t babysit anyone, right? Every professional who is playing at this level, they need to know what they should be doing. And he has also done it in the past; it’s not that he hasn’t. He has to focus, he has to sit back, put a thinking cap on, and then figure out himself. He will get the answer by himself.”
