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'Thought They Would Kill Me' - Prithvi Shaw On Infamous Brawl With Influencer Sapna Gill

image-lrsnheevPrithvi has been undergoing rehabilitation lately [X.com]

One of the most talented youngsters to come out of India in recent times is Prithvi Shaw, who sadly finds himself embroiled in injuries, bad form, and off-field controversies that have kept the opener from reaching his potential.

Shaw, who made headlines after getting involved in a street brawl with social influencer Sapna Gill last year, has opened up about the scary incident that took place over the cricketer's selfie, where the Mumbai-born thought he could lose his life. 

As quoted by News 24, Shaw mentioned how Gill, who sat beside the India opener on another table at Barrel Club, and where the player obliged by taking photos first, but then after being asked to leave by staff, things went sour outside.

Shaw, 24, states that Gill's group waited outside the bar, where the influencer could be seen holding a baseball bat.

"I was at Barrel club inside the Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai with 7-8 friends. 4-5 people sitting on the adjoining table came up to me for selfies, and I obliged. But they came back again because the pictures they took came out to be blurred, so I took the selfie again. Then came a couple who put their arms around my shoulder and started making a video without asking me," Shaw narrated.

"The manager then asked them to leave the club. Then I also exited after some time from the hotel's front gate. But the girl (Sapna Gill) was standing outside with a baseball bat. They were not looking like normal human beings."

The Delhi Capitals (DC) opener further revealed that his car were attacked with baseball bats, post which the cricketer snatched the bat from the influencer's hand, a clip that got viral.

"They attacked my car with a baseball bat while I was slowing down at a CISF check post. They started attacking the windshield and hit it 3-4 times, I was scared of the glass breaking. Then I had to get out of the car with the intention of taking the baseball bat out of her hands otherwise she would have completely ruined my car."

"So I snatched the baseball bat from her, and that video got viral after she posted it. Only that part was posted. I wanted to leave the matter and exit from that place because they were on something, and I did not want my name to be dragged into all of this. So I left in my friend's car while my BMW was still there, which my other friends told me will get back home."

Shaw went on to stated how he unsafe, and though the group would kill him.

Sapna Gill went on to registered a case against the Mumbai cricketer for molestation, which upon investigation proved false and unfounded, with Shaw being cleared by a local Mumbai court.

Shaw is undergoing his rehabilitation at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore and is racing against time to gain fitness for upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.