Shaw was dropped from the Ranji Trophy side last year on grounds of poor fitness and lack of discipline
Prithvi Shaw last played for Mumbai in December 2024 • PTI
Prithvi Shaw has parted ways with Mumbai after getting a no-objection certificate from the state association to play for another team in the next domestic season.
“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,” Shaw said in his letter to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). “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.
“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. It has truly been an honor and a privilege to be part of the MCA set-up, and I am deeply grateful for the exposure and experience I have gained here.”
MCA secretary Abhay Hadap confirmed the board’s decision to grant Shaw the NOC.
Shaw, 25, was dropped from the Mumbai Ranji Trophy side last year due to poor fitness and lack of discipline. He last played for Mumbai in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Madhya Pradesh on December 14, 2024, which his side won by five wickets.
His fitness and discipline issues, however, have made more headlines than his performances in recent months and Shaw was unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction too.
“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.”
Courtesy: ESPNCricinfo