India, Aug. 11 -- Rohit Sharma's childhood coach Dinesh Lad asserted that Prithvi Shaw's downfall has been an unfortunate one. He said that since childhood, Shaw was a talented player but went down the wrong path, which spoiled his cricket. Shaw was once touted as the next big thing in Indian cricket, and a century on his international debut made then-head coach Ravi Shastri compare him to the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Brian Lara. The young batter once made headlines in the early years of his IPL career for his explosive stroke play, but in recent seasons, his fortunes have taken a steep dive, to the point where he went unsold in the most recent mega auction.

Shaw has fallen quite low in the pecking order to make a ...