Ankit_sharma03 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 The Indian team will play their first match in the ICC World Cup 2019 on June 5 and there are still speculations going on as to who will bat at no.4 spot in the playing XI in the tournament. For a while after the success of Ambati Rayudu, things were looking settled, but his failure in Australia series has opened the position once again. Amongst the top contenders for that spot in the Indian team along with Rayudu is Tamil Nadu’s Vijay Shankar, who has impressed everyone with his batting and ability to make runs at a high strike rate in ODIs. If reports are to be believed, then Vijay Shankar could well be the ‘joker in the pack’ if the Indian team management decides to try him at the tricky number four position in the upcoming World Cup. “Let’s get one thing clear. Ambati Rayudu has not inspired the highest level of confidence as number four after his 90 at Wellington. Things can still change if he has a good IPL but there has been a growing feeling that he is uncomfortable against anything above medium pace,” a source in the know of things told PTI on Tuesday. Though Rayudu has an average of close to 50 in ODIs, a close look at his number reveals that most of his big knocks have come against comparatively weaker bowling attacks like Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and the West Indies. “There are two ways to look at Vijay Shankar’s elevation. The pros are that he has the ability to rotate strike and is also a power hitter. At Wellington, he showed that he can tackle quality swing and has time to play pace. The flip side is only nine ODIs going into the World Cup. Will the team management take that risk? Let’s wait till IPL,” the source said. Link- https://circleofcricket.com/category/Cricket_World_Cup_2019/34398/cwc-2019-indian-team-planning-to-use-vijay-shankar-as-a-surprise-at-no4-in-tournament?fbclid=IwAR0TsvS3lWWDzAfZ3XAtYeYGIDURkYnx9pyiFPXhxgCP7uvGCkZK_MmD24s Ridgepi, Real McCoy, BrantFUGH and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 i really wanna trust this badly sandsaims 1 Link to comment
DHONI_FANN Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Bad news for biriyani lovers Jimmy Cliff, diehardpacer and bahubali 3 Link to comment
jf1gp_1 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 how is it a surprise if its being discussed on a cricket forum 2 months ahead of WC Rightarmfast, speedster, BrantFUGH and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment
Gollum Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 43 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said: how is it a surprise if its being discussed on a cricket forum 2 months ahead of WC LOL exactly. Ridgepi and BrantFUGH 1 1 Link to comment
MechEng Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Why are we even playing world cup? Just boycott it and TKO Manohar with this move. Link to comment
ShoonyaSifar Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Playing devil’s advocate, in 9 innings that he’s batted in, Shankar is yet to score a 50. We should tone down the expectations. Not sure if he should play as a specialist batsman,we have to get 5-6 overs from him regularly. TM missed a trick by not bowling him more despite his last over heroics vs Aus. vishalvirsingh, SrinjayDutta, diehardpacer and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
Vilander Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 it may not be a surprise, but not a bad plan. But who is the lower order hitter? we suck balls in it. Suddenly from the hay days of being 1 or 2 in high scoring teams we are bottom feeders who bowl opposition out to win when we can. WTF happened ? Ridgepi 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, Vilander said: it may not be a surprise, but not a bad plan. But who is the lower order hitter? we suck balls in it. Suddenly from the hay days of being 1 or 2 in high scoring teams we are bottom feeders who bowl opposition out to win when we can. WTF happened ? spinfu panda BrantFUGH 1 Link to comment
Vilander Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, rkt.india said: spinfu panda hey why are you abusing me in some unknown language ? Ridgepi 1 Link to comment
flamy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 "source in the know" sounds like someone from ICF The Dark Horse, Real McCoy, Ridgepi and 3 others 1 1 4 Link to comment
bowl_out Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 7:18 AM, DHONI_FANN said: Bad news for biriyani lovers I doubt if there are any.. Maniac was the only one that I can remember. Even he has given up. BrantFUGH, DHONI_FANN and Ridgepi 2 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 22 hours ago, Vilander said: hey why are you abusing me in some unknown language ? it wasnt an abuse Link to comment
Vilander Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, rkt.india said: it wasnt an abuse if the player by that name is a fidgety player. then he can be this. spinfu panda. Link to comment
Pollack Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 19 hours ago, bowl_out said: I doubt if there are any.. Maniac was the only one that I can remember. Even he has given up. @Velu was Rayudu fan too after his stint with CSK. velu and Rasgulla 1 1 Link to comment
velu Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 21 minutes ago, Pollack said: @Velu was Rayudu fan too after his stint with CSK. hate biriyani now Link to comment
Rightarmfast Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 surprise kahi shock na ban jaye Link to comment
dragonfly Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Surprise? That would be Sanju Manju coming out of retirement to play at 4 at the World Cup. Link to comment
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