Between the 2019 World Cup and the present IPL season, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Vijay Shankar has performed only one aggressive match on the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, owing to harm upon harm that had stalled his cricketing profession for an indefinite time period. The all-rounder has returned to the sector after an extended hiatus of relaxation and rehabilitation, trying to make his mark as an all-rounder as soon as once more.
Shankar, who’s on the cusp of coming into his one hundredth T20 this IPL season, acknowledged the numerous challenges he’s needed to face on the best way. “Actually, this number [100] was in my mind when I joined the Tamil Nadu team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January. I was thinking of playing my 100th T20 game, but then I totally forgot about it,” he mentioned.
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“I think most of my lows came around my injuries, which set me back in whatever I was working on, but I learnt how to come out of it and handle these situations. So, playing my 100th T20 game will definitely be a good thing for me. I think I’ve also played 90 [88] List A matches, so I thought I would get close to 100 in that as well,” the right-arm medium added.
Despite the Sunrisers facet taking a blow of their first match of the IPL sequence on Sunday in a 10-run defeat, issues are trying up for Shankar, who intends to take issues at his personal tempo and revel in making his return to the sport in an IPL format.
“I’m confident in the role. Last year, if you see, overall I had an economy of around 6.6 [6.22] and bowled reasonably well in the opportunities I got. Last year also I mentioned that I’ve worked on my bowling. It was about putting in more time, and I have now,” he mentioned, of his place as a bower for SRH in 2020.
“I’m not thinking about doing extraordinary stuff or making a comeback. It’s about enjoying myself. I started playing this game because I love it. If I enjoy the game and take things as they come, I think I will be in much better mental space,” he continued.
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