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Pant can play only on flat pattas. Did you see how he batted against moving ball during England Test series. It was painful to watch. Now pitches have life and Vijay Shankar is better than Pant on this kinda pitches. Plus he is a better fielder and can bowl his medium pace too.Play Pant against England fgs. I don't have a good feeling about that match if India don't do something about their middle order.
He is basically the new, Irfan Pathan. Not good enough to be a leading bowler nor batsman. Like Pathan, India are foolishly trying him out as a batsman. He can only be used as a Sanjay Banger type player, useful runs at the backend of the game, and filling in some overs as bowlers....
Pant can play only on flat pattas. Did you see how he batted against moving ball during England Test series. It was painful to watch. Now pitches have life and Vijay Shankar is better than Pant on this kinda pitches. Plus he is a better fielder and can bowl his medium pace too.
Are u serious?He is basically the new, Irfan Pathan. Not good enough to be a leading bowler nor batsman. Like Pathan, India are foolishly trying him out as a batsman. He can only be used as a Sanjay Banger type player, useful runs at the backend of the game, and filling in some overs as bowlers....
tting avg-33 bowling avg-32.Irfan had a lot of talent though.
His overs are not needed if they're gonna play Pandya and Jadhav. Both definitely are way more deserving than him anyway.
Dinesh Karthik or Pant are capable of winning us at least one game at some point. Shankar will not even get us close if it were only up to him.
I dont know much about this guy. All I know is everytime I see him bat:
- He cannot bat
- He cannot bowl
- He cannot field
However one thing he consistently does:
- The typical Indian shake of the head.
Now to the question:
- How is this clown in the team ? Is he related to one of the selectors ?
Can an Indian fan give me some details on how this guy makes the Indian side ?
Apparently he was selected for his 3 dimension playing all of which as you already said he cant do..

Did you even watch those two series in full? I have and both the times he scored the runs when the pitches were flat as road. The England Century even had Kl Rahul at the other end scoring one.Pant has two overseas centuries fgs.
One of them was against starc,cummins,hazlewood,lyon in australia.
You have zero proof of your claim.Ms dhoni has 0 centuries and pant already has two
India's version of Anwar Ali.
Did you even watch those two series in full? I have and both the times he scored the runs when the pitches were flat as road. The England Century even had Kl Rahul at the other end scoring one.
That England series have enough proof of how he struggled when the ball was moving around.
On pattas, he can whack Starc and Co. But can he do that in these conditions is the qn.
Ronnie was 6 4, nd has an autobiography... jus saying legend of Essex lolVijay Shankar reminds me of multi skilled player Ronnie Irani.
Dont insult Anwar Ali.

How many overs did he bowl actually? If Virat Kohli isn't going to give him a ball how will he prove that he can bowl well? He bowled better than Pandya against Pakistan. Under these conditions he should bowl more otherwise there is no point of selecting him.![]()
He should come forward and ask fr it, this wc is his chance
Lol comapring to rahul..on same pitch he made 100 ,didnt likes of kohli ,pujara fail? Why choose and comapre ? If u wanna compare with rahuls runs why not compare with others failures on same pitch? How will you know if u dont let him play for grandpa?

Why does Shankar deserve so much chances? For scoring a 40 odd against Australia? He is only in the team due to injury anyway so he will get chances.
Who told you I prefer all those tattoos and stuff ? I don't care about that stuff. Anyone can see Hardik is a better player. Has better accelerate and more shot range with the bat. And also offers more with the ball. Lol even got 2 wickets against Afghanistan on a slow and low pitch.
I never said he was up there with those players. Who is now putting words in my mouth ?
Also Holder is good in tests but nothing speical in ODIs.
How will you know whether Shankar is a good bowler or not without even giving him few overs to bowl? He bowled well against Pakistan but didn't get to bowl after that. He deserves as many chances as Pandya to establish himself.![]()
Oh my my Kashmiri bhaijaan give it a rest and don't pretend to be an indian cricket fan. Sadly you got exposed by one of yours
He is the right talent being backed
Kohli knows more than you guys
How many overs did he bowl actually? If Virat Kohli isn't going to give him a ball how will he prove that he can bowl well? He bowled better than Pandya against Pakistan. Under these conditions he should bowl more otherwise there is no point of selecting him.![]()

Reaction of Kohli says it all...how much confidence he has in Vijais bowling
Its like Kohli is saying " Holy crap he took a wicket can you believe it"
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Shankar is a dibbly dobbler.How will you know whether Shankar is a good bowler or not without even giving him few overs to bowl? He bowled well against Pakistan but didn't get to bowl after that. He deserves as many chances as Pandya to establish himself.![]()
Shankar is a dibbly dobbler.
Boycotts mum will hit him for six.
Viru bhai its good to trust your eyes sometimes, investing in every bits and pieces cricketer isn't a possibility, there are many such players in india.
Hardik pandya is the chosen one.
The pitch on which he scored century in england was comparatively flat but still it was a test match wicket and surely more difficult to bat on than these ODI wickets .Did you even watch those two series in full? I have and both the times he scored the runs when the pitches were flat as road. The England Century even had Kl Rahul at the other end scoring one.
That England series have enough proof of how he struggled when the ball was moving around.
On pattas, he can whack Starc and Co. But can he do that in these conditions is the qn.
Reaction of Kohli says it all...how much confidence he has in Vijais bowling
Its like Kohli is saying " Holy crap he took a wicket can you believe it"
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Yeah I saw that and thought that is pretty insulting for Shankar. He didn't give him another chance to bowl after that match even though he bowled better than Pandya. Not sure why was he selected in the team as a 3D player?![]()
You should embrace and emulate Pandya's swag and slickness on and off the field.

Yeah I saw that and thought that is pretty insulting for Shankar. He didn't give him another chance to bowl after that match even though he bowled better than Pandya. Not sure why was he selected in the team as a 3D player?![]()
Hopefully this is the end of Vijay Shankar. Never deserved the blue jersey.
Why?
Getting his toes crushed by Bumrah again and again shows how poor a batsman Vijay Shankar is. Never looked cut for competitive cricket.

Very poor batting technique and not much of a bowler either.

Yup ...doesn’t want to see him again in blue jerseyHopefully this is the end of Vijay Shankar. Never deserved the blue jersey.
Though i dont want him in the Indian team,he has a good technique, temperament and even won matches for India A. Now he is out of form. Hope he finds his form after the worldcup.Very poor batting technique and not much of a bowler either.
Feel bad for Shankar though. He has played well against PAK and fielded well. Indian team's management has been in shambles and this tells us about their poor planning. It's hard on a youngster like Shankar. Hope he finds his way into the team soon with consistent performances. Why can't they kick our Jadhav instead?
He's not been dropped for his bad performance though. His poor technique got him injured by Bumrah's yorkers - twice. Should we continue playing him?
He was running around and carrying drinks yesterday. No way he can get injured 2nd time again by Burmah's yorkers in nets. This is just that the TM pressed the panic button after Eng's loss and playing with the emotions of players. Not impressed with Kohli's tactics.
So you are suggesting foul play by both Indian management and ICC?
BCCI = ICC and you know it too! Come on!
Very poor batting technique and not much of a bowler either.
Vijay Shankar actually contributed to a WC win. After Bhuvi got injured, if Shankar didn't step up with those 2 wickets, India could have lost that match.
It is so sad to see how fickle fans have become in today's age.
And btw, there's not much wrong with his batting technique. Yes, he didn't manage to score much runs. But that wasn't because of poor technique.

If only he could that do to grandpa.Best news I heard this week. Thank you Bumrah.
this guy has talent. Would be better in tests over pandya. pandya is trash in tests unless conditions are helpful.
in odi if he can increase his pace he would still be useful. Not a bad batsman either.

I wasn’t expecting to be given the ball against Pakistan: Vijay Shankar
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...kistan-vijay-shankar/articleshow/71833141.cmsRANCHI: The beginning of 2019 could not have been better for Vijay Shankar.
A couple of handy knocks against New Zealand and Australia in One-dayers had impressed the Team India management and the senior national selection committee, headed by MSK Prasad, so much that they had declared him as India’s No. 4 for the World Cup in England. Being just nine ODIs old and asked to be the fulcrum of the batting line-up, Shankar had a lot on his plate.
The dream, however, lasted just three matches before Shankar was ruled out of the quadrennial showpiece with a fractured toe, courtesy a Jasprit Bumrah yorker during a training session.
“It was a very disappointing time. Every player dreams of representing his country and so did I. It is hard to explain what I felt at that time. But then I can’t remain disappointed and depressed about it. I had to move forward,” says Shankar, who is in the city as part of the India ‘B’ contingent.
Instead of recalling those painful memories, Shankar chooses to dwell on the positive impact he had made during his short stay at the tournament, especially recalling his maiden World Cup wicket against Pakistan with his first delivery in the high-octane clash in Manchester.
“I was very happy with my performance (against Pakistan). Standing on the field when the National Anthem was being played was a great feeling. Honestly, I was not expecting to bowl when I was handed the ball, but in such a situation, I just tried to give off my best and bowl tightly. There was a little bit of swing on offer and I wanted to make use of that. It was an unbelievable moment,” says Shankar, who trapped Pakistan opener Imam-ul Haq in front of the stumps with a perfect in-swinger.
Even his 58-run partnership for the third wicket with skipper Virat Kohli against Afghanistan has left an indelible impression on his mind.
“Before coming back from England, I had a talk with the coach and the support staff and it was a freak injury that saw me miss out on the festival. Yes, that’s what the World Cup is. But I have to accept these things and what is destined to happen will happen. I’m not disappointed with how things have happened. I’m happy to contribute and deliver in whichever way I can,” says he.
Thanking his family and coach for standing by him, Shankar is not setting himself a target about returning to the national team. With Hardik Pandya out injured and a year left for the World T20 in Australia, Shankar knows there will be opportunities but wants to take it one tournament at a time.
“I don’t have a target in mind. Wherever I’m asked to bat, I’ll do that. I am happy to contribute in whichever I can. There is the domestic T20 tournament followed by the Ranji Trophy. So all I’m looking to do is to perform consistently,” says Shankar.
He sounded unhappy with media reports claiming he had an indifferent run in the just-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy for Tamil Nadu, despite averaging 54.85 in ten matches.
But he doesn't have the x factor and has no fashion sense. He should never play again for India. We should give 100 matches to Pandya instead even if he fails in those.![]()