The young batting sensation Prithvi Shaw so far has had a tumultuous international career. He burst onto the international scene in late 2018 during the Test series against West Indies. However, things started going downhill for the batting prodigy when he suffered an injury just days ahead of the start of the series.
The injury was followed by a ban for 8 months for doping reasons. Another injury followed Shaw halting his return to the international circuit. He finally made a return during the series against New Zealand but failed to get going and was slammed for his irresponsible batting.
Reflecting on the same, Prithvi Shaw admitted that he made a mistake, and he also asserted that one has to be extremely careful when it comes to medicines as even a cough syrup could land the person in trouble.
“You have to be careful about what you consume. Even a simple drug like paracetamol. This is for all the young cricketers out there who aren’t aware about these things. Even if you take a small medicine, you must get it approved with your doctor or the BCCI doctors. It’s better to ask the doctors about the banned substances and take necessary precautions so that you don’t get into trouble,” Shaw was quoted as saying by Times of India as he opened up on the doping ban.
Furthermore, Prithvi Shaw said that staying away from the game due to the ban was like torture for him. Many of the cricket analysts are of the opinion that Shaw got carried away by the immediate success but the cricketers admitted that he still has his feet grounded.
“Like in my case, I had a cough syrup which I didn’t know was a banned substance. I have learnt a lesson from this and will not repeat it. Even if I am having a basic medicine, I run that through the BCCI doctors to ensure that there are no banned substances in it. Time away from cricket was a difficult period for me. It was a torture. It should not happen to anyone,” said Prithvi.