Post Dhawan’s exit from World Cup, India is struggling with Middle order woes since Rahul who was batting at No.4 is opening in the innings now. Vijay Shankar has been picked to replace No.4.
However, if you look into his last 2 innings versus Afghanistan and West Indies he did not play to his potential and threw away his wicket at a crucial juncture. Luckily his performance got overshadowed with India winning both the matches. Vijay Shankar has struggled to put forward a convincing display after being slotted at the much-discussed No. 4 slot in the Indian batting line-up at World Cup 2019.
His contribution is very vital since No.4 slot is very important and normally, a specialized batsman mans this position. Smith from Australia, Morgan from England and Ross Taylor from New Zealand are playing at No.4 in this world cup. Cricket legends like Sachin, Dravid and Yuvraj from India also played in No.4 and provided valuable contributions. For Vijay Shankar, this is a huge responsibility and he is not able to do justice for now. Adding to it, there is huge criticism for playing him in the team keeping Karthik and Pant on the bench.
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar asked India to address batting woes, adding that Shankar might get to play one more game to prove himself.
“As for brass tacks – India can be happy about the win but must look to address the batting issues starting with putting pressure on KL Rahul to get the big one once he gets a start and I guess, one more game for Vijay Shankar,” Manjrekar tweeted.
Fans and India Management are expecting that Vijay Shankar will deliver well when playing with England tomorrow.
