India batter Prithvi Shaw made headlines for the right reasons on the cricket field on Tuesday after he smashed 244 runs off 153 balls while playing for English county side Northamptonshire against Somerset in the 50-over competition in the United Kingdom.
Shaw's innings was the sixth highest score by any batter in List A history and the highest individual score made by any player in List A cricket, while representing Northamptonshire.
But a day that was meant to celebrated turned sour after many on social media posted tweets with images of Shaw's receding hairline and his bulked up physique which led to many questioning the batter's age.
The Delhi Capitals batter, however, found support on social media who urged others to not focus on Shaw's physical build and instead, appreciate him for his batting prowess.
Here are a few tweets that were supportive of Shaw:
We live in a country where a man's looks get more focus than his skills.Related stories
Full respect to Prithvi Shaw that even though he knew that he would be judged for his look, he decided to go on field and score a 129 balls 200 instead of going to gym, build body to look good and impress… pic.twitter.com/FcZPrlI229
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) August 9, 2023
Imagine being Prithvi Shaw, finally having a good moment in his life, and then seeing people troll him for how he looks in an unflattering photo.
Everybody on Social Media behaves like the worse relative we know.— Abijit Ganguly (@AbijitG) August 10, 2023
Prithvi shaw talked about deteriorating mental health few weeks ago, please leave him alone you guys shouldn't body shame like this bcos if people fo Twitter will get personal with you Ankur you won't be able to take it. Just feel blessed that people haven't been nasty to you yet https://t.co/W6uTPO2bpi— Archer (@poserarcher) August 10, 2023
Jokes on Prithvi Shaw's weight gain just show that, as a society, we need to be more aware about effects of mental health on physical health.He recently talked about mental health issues and how he had nobody to talk to.
These jokes aren't just body shaming, they're ignorant. pic.twitter.com/8fEp87tYQs
— Aman (@AmanHasNoName_2) August 10, 2023
Scored a double hundred and we talkin’ about weight and his looks.Want Prithvi Shaw to replace “Practice” with “Weight” and do this when he talks to media next time pic.twitter.com/Ku0byzY6Fs
— Saahil Sharma (@faahil) August 10, 2023
People are making fun of Prithvi Shaw because he is looking overweight and has lost hair.But, the biggest story is that he is scored a double-hundred in a One-Day tournament in England.
How many cricketers have done this in the past? I don’t think there are many who can do… pic.twitter.com/WbPAFRUEEv
— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket) August 10, 2023
Bet his mom thinks “patla ho gaya hai” :)))— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo) August 9, 2023
I realize my mistake after people's responses.This pic is Prithvi Shaw's who lost his mother at the age of 4.
Which makes my post extremely insensitive and not something I am proud of.In an attempt to invoke my mom's natural reaction to my fitness levels in my 20s, I made…
— Ankur Warikoo (@warikoo) August 10, 2023
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