“Back to…”- Prithvi Shaw reacts to be signed by Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 auction

Prithvi Shaw didn’t feature in the previous season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to various reasons, one of which was his drop in form. And it continued after he was unsold on the first three occasions during the IPL 2026 auction on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. Shaw was excellent in the last few clashes since changing his state team to Maharashtra. 

Prithvi Shaw has been excellent with the bat in the IPL with an overall 1892 runs in 79 innings at an average of 24.75 and a strike rate of 147.46, with the help of 14 half-centuries at the best score of 99 against the Kolkata Knight Riders. In the previous season, during 2024, the opener nailed 198 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 163.63 with one fifty.

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“Back to my family,”- Shaw wrote on his Instagram story with a picture of Axar Patel, who was the leader of the franchise in the previous edition. Shaw also did well with the bat in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025/26.

Prithvi Shaw reacts to Delhi Capitals’ signing in IPL 2026

Shaw’s best season with the bat in the IPL came in 2021 when the right-handed batter clubbed 479 runs in 15 innings at an average of around 32 and a strike rate of nearly 160 with the help of four half-centuries at the best score of 82 runs. Even in 2019, he nailed 353 runs at a strike rate of 133.71 with two fifties.

In overall T20s, he has featured in 124 T20 innings to cash in 3085 runs at an average of 25.08 and a strike rate of 152.04 with the help of 22 fifties and one century at the best score of 134. For India, he featured in one T20I, managing a first-ball duck against Sri Lanka.

In the recent SMAT 2025/26, he scored 66 runs against Bihar at the Eden Gardens and led the Maharashtra side in the tournament. He will hope for a decent IPL 2026 to be back in the national side.