All-rounder Vijay Shankar, who represented India on the 2019 World Cup however fell out of favour quickly after, stated he wants possibilities to bat up the order for Tamil Nadu and should not rule out switching to a unique state workforce for that as he eyes return to the Indian workforce.
“I did well in the limited opportunities I got for India. Even in the last T20 International series during the tour of New Zealand, I got some good scores while batting at No. 3 and 4,” Vijay informed IANS.
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He scored 27 and 43 at No. 3 and 14 whereas batting at No. 4.
Shankar stated he was upset after he was dropped even from the India A aspect -– previous to final yr’s lockdown -– inside a couple of months of enjoying the World Cup. He was picked solely as a alternative for fellow tempo bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya within the A aspect.
“As a cricketer, it was disappointing to get dropped from India A [for the tour of New Zealand early 2020] and get picked only as replacement,” he stated.
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“It is not that I had performed badly. I did well. My batting position was never certain. I batted at different places. In 12 ODIs, I got to bat eight-nine times and on five of those occasions I went in with the asking rate being too high. I know that in cricket you have to be good enough to perform at any stage. But sometimes it doesn’t come off or gets difficult,” he added.
Shankar was picked forward of Ambati Rayudu within the 2019 World Cup resulting in controversy, in addition to outburst from the senior Andhra batsman who performs for Chennai Super Kings within the Indian Premier League. The then chief selector MSK Prasad stated Shankar was picked since he was a 3D (three-d) participant.
In the absence of Pandya the bowler there have been solutions that the TN tempo bowling all-rounder ought to be drafted again into the squad.
However, in current occasions, Shankar batting has been a bit under par for each his state workforce Tamil Nadu in home tournaments in addition to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the Indian Premier League. He performed seven matches every in 2020 and 2021, however aggregated solely 97 and 58 runs respectively. He scored 69 in two Ranji video games.
“I don’t compare myself with others. I have been bowling well for my franchise. But I have not had very good time with the bat. Last season in IPL, out of five innings, I walked in four times with team chasing 10 or 12 an over. It is a challenge for anyone to take on the bowlers from the start.”
Shankar stated that he bought picked into India reckoning, each for A and senior sides, on the idea of his performances with the bat when he walked in at No. 5.
“I got into India reckoning after I performed with the bat at No. 5, I want to be in the game all the time. I have thought about changing my state team so that I can get to bat at either No. 4 or No. 5. But let us see. I hope Tamil Nadu pushes me up the order,” added Shankar.
Just a few accidents through the years have affected his profession.
“I am working on my fitness. I did well with the ball recently in IPL. I need to keep pushing myself. I have to keep my fitness level high. The challenge is to keep pushing.”
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