<p class="title">Prithvi Shaw is a "fighter" and will come out of his eight-month doping suspension stronger, says Santosh Pingutkar, who taught him the ABC of cricket long before he became his most famous ward.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BCCI on Tuesday banned the talented 19-year-old opener from all forms of cricket for failing a dope test.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A release from the Board said Shaw had "inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups".</p>.<p class="bodytext">He childhood coach Pingutkar called it a setback.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He (Prithvi) is a fighter and will definitely come out of it. He has worked hard (to reach the top)," said Pingutkar, who first imparted lessons to a young Shaw at Virar, a suburb around 60 kilometers from Mumbai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was under Pingutkar that Shaw, who had led India to U-19 World Cup victory in New Zealand and also made a hundred on Test debut against West Indies, learned the basics of the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaw's father Pankaj had taken him to the coach, who runs an academy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Definitely the setback is huge, but I have the confidence that he (Shaw) will come out of it," added Pingutkar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaw's suspension is retrospective in nature, starting from March 16 and ending on November 15, which rules him out for India's home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior columnist Makarand Waingankar, who has played a formidable role in shaping Prithvi's career, said that there was nothing to worry and everyone makes mistakes in life.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Cough syrups are dangerous. Prithvi Shaw should have known it because all players are given list of Do's & Don'ts by BCCI's anti doping committee. He will come out of it. Everyone makes a mistake. Nothing to worry," tweeted Waingankar, who was also a cricket administrator.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, sources in the know said that Shaw, while he was with the Mumbai team, had not informed anyone about the medicine that he took to cure cough.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaw had also accepted his fate and said the news about his suspension had shaken him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I accept my fate with all sincerity. While I am still nursing an injury which I suffered during my last tournament, this news has really shaken me," Shaw had said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Cricket is my life and there is no bigger pride for me than playing for India and Mumbai and I will come out of this faster and stronger," he stated.</p>
<p class="title">Prithvi Shaw is a "fighter" and will come out of his eight-month doping suspension stronger, says Santosh Pingutkar, who taught him the ABC of cricket long before he became his most famous ward.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BCCI on Tuesday banned the talented 19-year-old opener from all forms of cricket for failing a dope test.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A release from the Board said Shaw had "inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups".</p>.<p class="bodytext">He childhood coach Pingutkar called it a setback.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He (Prithvi) is a fighter and will definitely come out of it. He has worked hard (to reach the top)," said Pingutkar, who first imparted lessons to a young Shaw at Virar, a suburb around 60 kilometers from Mumbai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was under Pingutkar that Shaw, who had led India to U-19 World Cup victory in New Zealand and also made a hundred on Test debut against West Indies, learned the basics of the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaw's father Pankaj had taken him to the coach, who runs an academy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Definitely the setback is huge, but I have the confidence that he (Shaw) will come out of it," added Pingutkar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaw's suspension is retrospective in nature, starting from March 16 and ending on November 15, which rules him out for India's home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior columnist Makarand Waingankar, who has played a formidable role in shaping Prithvi's career, said that there was nothing to worry and everyone makes mistakes in life.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Cough syrups are dangerous. Prithvi Shaw should have known it because all players are given list of Do's & Don'ts by BCCI's anti doping committee. He will come out of it. Everyone makes a mistake. Nothing to worry," tweeted Waingankar, who was also a cricket administrator.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, sources in the know said that Shaw, while he was with the Mumbai team, had not informed anyone about the medicine that he took to cure cough.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shaw had also accepted his fate and said the news about his suspension had shaken him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I accept my fate with all sincerity. While I am still nursing an injury which I suffered during my last tournament, this news has really shaken me," Shaw had said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Cricket is my life and there is no bigger pride for me than playing for India and Mumbai and I will come out of this faster and stronger," he stated.</p>