IPL 2026 Auction: Prithvi Shaw has finally reacted after being bought by the Delhi Capitals at the auction. Shaw had played for DC for seven years but was then released before the auction. He failed to find a buyer last year as DC didn't retain him.
Shaw had to wait for a long time as his name didn't come up in the main auction, and he was only bought in the accelerated process. He was one of the 11 players in the last round to be bought in the last accelerated round and was bought for Rs 75 lakh.
Shaw took to his official Instagram account and shared a story in which he was seen expressing his happiness after returning to the side.
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"Back to my family," Shaw had written.
He was roped in by the same team for Rs 1.2 Cr in the 2018 auction post India's U-19 World Cup win, where he was also the skipper of the team. He has represented DC for seven years, where he has played in 79 matches and has scored 1892 runs at an average of 23.5. He had smashed 14 fifties.
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Post-releasing him in the mega auction last year, Parth Jindal, who is the owner of DC, had revealed that his getting snubbed was quite important as he had become inconsistent. Aiming for a new start in his career, he also switched from Mumbai to Maharashtra.
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He did bounce back in the Ranji Trophy but failed to repeat his heroics in SMAT. After playing in seven matches, he had scored 183 runs at an average of 26 and at a strike rate of 160.52.
He was the second-last player to be bought by DC at the auction, where they also made some steal deals as they had bought players like Ben Duckett and David Miller at their base price.
Delhi Capitals
Purse: Rs 0.35 Crore
Sold Players:
Ben Duckett (Rs 2 Cr)
David Miller (Rs 2 Cr)
Auqib Nabi (Rs 8.4 Cr)
Pathum Nissanka (Rs 5 Cr)
Lungi Ngidi (Rs 2 Cr)
Prithvi Shaw (Rs. 75 lakh)
Sahil Parekh (Rs 30 lakh)
Kyle Jamieson (Rs. 2 Crore)