By Admin 
Prithvi Shaw had posted a heartbreak emoticon on his Instagram story soon after going unsold twice in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction, but when Delhi Capitals added him for Rs 75 lakh, the 26-year-old player had to delete his Insta story.
The base price of Prithvi Shaw was Rs 75 lakh. His name appeared in the accelerated auction of unsold players. However, once again during the day no one bought them. After this Shaw posted a story on his Instagram account, in which he wrote ‘It’s OK’. Along with this, Shaw also added a heartbreak emoji.
After some time, his name came up for the third time at the end of the auction. Eventually, Delhi Capitals bought him. Shaw deleted his previous post within six minutes and instead posted a picture of himself taking a selfie with Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel.
Prithvi Shaw titled this new post with a heart emoji – “Returning to my family.”
26-year-old Prithvi Shaw has played 5 Test and 6 ODI matches for India since making his debut against West Indies in October 2018. On July 25, 2021, he played a T20 match for India, after which he did not get a chance in any international match again.
Prithvi Shaw has played IPL only for Delhi Capitals since 2018. He scored 1,892 runs in 79 matches at an average of 23.94. During this period, 14 half-centuries came from Shaw’s bat.
This right-handed batsman scored 479 runs in IPL 2021 at an average of 31.93, which also included 4 half-centuries.
Prithvi Shaw scored 339 runs for India in 5 Test matches with 1 century and 2 half-centuries, while he scored 189 runs in 6 ODI matches. Shaw could not open his account in the only T20 match of his career.