As the No. 4 spot is up for grabs, Shankar’s two excellent knocks have given fans “2019 WC” vibes and the GT all-rounder made an honest comment about his return to India.
Although not entirely, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will provide fringe players with an opportunity to demonstrate their worth for the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Which is scheduled to be played later this year and has a few spots still up for grabs.
The Gujarat Titans’ Vijay Shankar is one of the few names that have appeared up until the halfway point.
His two wonderful thumps have given fans “2019 World Cup” flows in the midst of the No.4 spot available to all and the GT all-rounder on Saturday offered a legitimate comment on his India return.
Shankar has made a remarkable comeback in IPL 2023. Scoring 199 runs in six innings with a strike rate of 165.8 and two fifties, both of which came against Kolkata Knight Riders.
These knocks gave fans the feeling of the “2019 World Cup.”In the first match. Which took place in Ahmedabad, he scored an unbeaten 63 off just 24 balls to propel GT to 204.
In that match, Rinku Singh stole the spotlight with those incredible five sixes. He did this while leading GT to victory.
He scored a thunderous 24-ball 51 in the second match on Saturday at Eden Gardens. This time for a winning cause.
Shankar made the World Cup squad in 2019 despite controversy as he replaced Ambati Rayudu thanks to knocks like these.
Fans believe that because 2023 is the World Cup year, selectors might want to look at Shankar’s form in light of the No. 4 dilemma—Shreyas Iyer is currently out with an injury and Suryakumar Yadav has struggled in the format.
Shankar made a sincere comment about his return to the Indian team on Saturday after the Kolkata match. It’s excessively far for me. I’m really not thinking about that mentally.
“The only satisfaction I can take from every game is if I can win matches for my team,” Shankar stated. I would be delighted to contribute to the victories of my team.
Cricket is something we love, that is the reason we actually play. I just wanted to enjoy my cricket; I had no goals.
Before getting hurt, Shankar last played for India in a World Cup match against West Indies. He was never called back to the Indian team in any format after being ruled out of the tournament.