Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for typhoid. Delhi Capitals gave this information on Sunday. Twenty-two-year-old opener Prithvi was admitted to the hospital earlier this month due to high fever. Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw has been discharged from the hospital where he was treated for typhoid, Delhi Capitals said in a statement.
The franchisee’s medical team is monitoring Prithvi’s condition. The franchise said, “Prithvi has returned to the team hotel where he is currently recovering and the medical team of Delhi Capitals is monitoring his condition.” Prithvi played the last match for Delhi Capitals on May 1 with Lucknow Super Giants. and since then he has not been able to play in three matches of the team.
The return of Prithvi will strengthen the Delhi team. However, at the moment he will not be able to play his services. If Delhi’s team reaches the playoffs, then they can be seen playing. He himself wrote on Instagram from the hospital that he hoped to return soon. In his absence, the Delhi team failed to find a good opening partner for the in-form David Warner.
Both Mandeep Singh and Sreekar Bharat failed at the top of the order. In the current IPL season so far, Prithvi has scored 259 runs in nine matches at an average of 28.77 with a strike rate of 160. The Delhi team has now collected 12 points from 12 matches and will have to win both their next matches to make it to the playoffs. Delhi has to play the next match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Monday. At the same time, he will play his last match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday.