Vijay Shankar (Batting Pacer Allrounder) - Performance Watch thread

[Khota]

Why is he selected still baffles me.

[LORD_analyst]

if he bowls around 135 ....then i would prefer him over pandya in tests.....he has far better batting technique than pandya....dunno with the ball...i have seen he bowls outswingers in ranji...but worried if he can bowl 135

[wanted_desi]

We won't even need 5th bowler in South African Condition to take wickets, but more to keep one end tight for 10 overs a day or so. 

If he is a proper batsman, and can bowl tight for few overs here and there when main bowlers are taking rest, i would play him over Pandya. 

[King Tendulkar]

There you go. People want now want pandya out and this lad in . Give it s few games and people will want this lad out as well and pandya back in lol

 

ps pandya has been superb and getting better yet on icf has the axe looking large on him lol

[chapetmarunga]

he wont get a game in the remaining matches tho  

[vishalvirsingh]

2 hours ago, wanted_desi said:

We won't even need 5th bowler in South African Condition to take wickets, but more to keep one end tight for 10 overs a day or so. 

If he is a proper batsman, and can bowl tight for few overs here and there when main bowlers are taking rest, i would play him over Pandya. 

NO Chance...Hardik is a true Allrounder..Kapil dev type,,this is a Makshift Allrounder like Binny.

 

Hardik is going to become a GREAT INDIA PLAYER like Virat KOHLI. please don't compare Horse with a Mule.

 

INDIAN team's biggest Assets today are Virat Kohli,Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah,Rohit Sharma,Shikhar dhawan,SHammi,Chetashwar Pujara and BHUVI.

 

Some of them dont play ODI/Tests . rahane can also be replaced if he fails in a few tests.

 

 

[maniac]

The guy looks the real deal whenever I saw him with the bat...hope he translates it on the big stage.

 

 

Good luck for his debut.

[maniac]

Average bowler...wasted today with the bat...should have gotten an opportunity to bat...at best should bowl 1 or 2 overs in T20 or 4-5 in Odis on a good day

[velu]

3 minutes ago, maniac said:

Average bowler...wasted today with the bat...should have gotten an opportunity to bat...at best should bowl 1 or 2 overs in T20 or 4-5 in Odis on a good day

 

as good as undakat when comes to bowling  

[mancalledsting]

He looks huge and athletically built. Should be given a run to ensure Pandya stays on top of his game. 

[The Dark Horse]

I thought his bowling would be worse.. Pleasantly surprised. However he's more of a batsman as OP mentioned. How fast did he bowl btw?

[Vijy]

6 minutes ago, The Dark Horse said:

I thought his bowling would be worse.. Pleasantly surprised. However he's more of a batsman as OP mentioned. How fast did he bowl btw?

120s I think. looked pretty toothless. would have liked to see him bat instead of pandey and panth.

[MCcricket]

5 hours ago, Vijy said:

120s I think. looked pretty toothless. would have liked to see him bat instead of pandey and panth.

Be patient i have seen this guy bat n bowl for a while ,he is good enough just to be in the team as a bat, classy n has power game as well, someone i would even look at in tests, also seems like smart n hardworking guys, fields well,also his bowling could be a surprise he gets bounce n moves the ball n i see him bowling 130 n above in future, i hope we pick uim for England tour even test n odi n t20

[flamy]

He was just about hitting 130s, which means he needs to be clever with variations and such.

[MCcricket]

1 hour ago, flamy said:

He was just about hitting 130s, which means he needs to be clever with variations and such.

See he is a tall lad n a pace of 128 to 135 with some skills will work well, i saw him move the ball as well n getting some bounce, needs more games at this level but i would love to see him in test odi n india A

[vvvslaxman]

He is a slightly faster dibbly dobbly bowler with a bit of swing. Probably 5 clicks faster than Stuart Binny. I think that is as far as he can go. Not a natural fast bowler.  So his skill level has to be very high to be successful.  He could be like Anderson for NZ. But Anderson is a beast with bat. For Vijay just to be in the side as this kind of option has to be a very good stroke player and a solid fieldsman. Nothing less. Because bowlers like him can be targeted. 

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

He is a slightly faster dibbly dobbly bowler with a bit of swing. Probably 5 clicks faster than Stuart Binny. I think that is as far as he can go. Not a natural fast bowler.  So his skill level has to be very high to be successful.  He could be like Anderson for NZ. But Anderson is a beast with bat. For Vijay just to be in the side as this kind of option has to be a very good stroke player and a solid fieldsman. Nothing less. Because bowlers like him can be targeted. 

NZ's allrounders are all power hitters, not just Corey Anderson. There's Anderson, Neesham, Grandhomme and Munro. Shankar seems to be more of a "proper" batsman (whatever that means).

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Vijy said:

NZ's allrounders are all power hitters, not just Corey Anderson. There's Anderson, Neesham, Grandhomme and Munro. Shankar seems to be more of a "proper" batsman (whatever that means).

Yes they can score at strike rate of 200 from time to time.  All of them. India has nothing but Pandya. If he doesn't work out Hooda might be another option given that Raina can bowl a couple of overs. 

[Vijy]

14 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Yes they can score at strike rate of 200 from time to time.  All of them. India has nothing but Pandya. If he doesn't work out Hooda might be another option given that Raina can bowl a couple of overs. 

in this series, hooda should have played a lot more games. and it was strange that krunal p was not even in consideration.

[jf1gp_1]

20 minutes ago, Vijy said:

in this series, hooda should have played a lot more games. and it was strange that krunal p was not even in consideration.

So what will be your playing xi ?