He has since played only 11 international games in six years and if he wants to reach the peak of his game again, he needs to get his "work ethics right," his Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer has said. Shaw was recently dropped from the Mumbai side during the first leg of the Ranji Trophy because of fitness issues and he has since returned to the T20 side during their victorious 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) campaign,

After leading Mumbai to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Shreyas Iyer sent Prithvi Shaw a stern message following a disappointing tournament with the bat for the opening batter. The 2018 U-19 World Cup-winning skipper went unsold in the 2025 Mega Auction and has not played for India in any format since July 2021.

He has slipped down the radar with several talented youngsters bypassing him through consistent performances in the domestic and international circuits. In October 2024, during the first phase of the Ranji Trophy,