What next for Vijay Shankar?

[SecondSlip]

Would you guys move forward with him in the squad? I don’t think he’s as bad as a lot of people have made him look here. 

 

I still think he can cement a place in our middle order since he can be our 6th bowler as well! 

[zen]

I would keep him in the loop as a backup option. If he improves his game, he can be considered. 

 

After the debacle in the WC, he is not going to be batting in the top 4 - likes of Agarwal, Gill, etc., could get a look in. Pant-Pandya could be slotted at 5-6. Jadeja, 30 yrs old and just two yrs older than Shankar, may get more preferences for someone batting at 7 and 8. Then there are upcoming players like Sundar, Abhishek, Rana, etc., as well. 

Edited July 15, 2019 by zen

[Ankit_sharma03]

Ofcourse.....2 failures ppl have declared him done . He is a solid player 

[cricketfan28]

I think he will be given chances. It is upto him.

[The Realist]

He's no major talent. Honest trier but in reality a glorified bits & pieces player. Can bat a bit and bowl a bit but excels in neither department. If want to go places then you don't build teams around the likes of Shankar. 

[vvvslaxman]

He was in as a temporary replacement. Now India has no choice but to prepare for 2023. They can't continue with this "experience crap".

[Khota]

No one should be ruled out or ruled in. A smart coach who knows what he is doing will tell that all slots are open and will generate competition for all of them.

[vvvslaxman]

TNCA, Tamilnadu state, SRH (if they like him).  We need guys like Ryan Parag, Mentally stronger in crisis. I like that guy Imad wasim from Pakistan. Very limited batting range. But he stepped whenever they needed him.

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

16 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

We need guys like Ryan Parag, Mentally stronger in crisis.

Are people really hyping him based on a couple of innings in IPL? As if the tournament hasn't had it's fair share of one-season wonders before.

[nevada]

1 hour ago, TNAmarkFromIndia said:

Are people really hyping him based on a couple of innings in IPL? As if the tournament hasn't had it's fair share of one-season wonders before.

Yes, IPL can be very misleading. Even Rayudu got in after a fantastic IPL in 2018. Dhoni was able to prolong his stay in the Indian team thanks to IPL exploits.

[diga]

1 hour ago, Khota said:

No one should be ruled out or ruled in. A smart coach who knows what he is doing will tell that all slots are open and will generate competition for all of them.

+1... He provides a bowling option 

[Sean Bradley]

Needs to work on his batting allot, needs a major overhaul on his mental game, team cannot afford the likes of KL Rahul VJ Shankar etc who are meek and lack mental toughness to survive Intl cricket.

Edited July 16, 2019 by Sean Bradley

[ShoonyaSifar]

His luck ran out. Never looked international class and never had any domestic or IPL numbers to be a first choice pick in WC squad. Because our team management panicked due to Pandya's injury during Asia Cup, he got his lucky break. Now back to the grind of domestic cricket for him. Can't blame anyone else but himself. Not even a 50 after 12 int'l innings (across 21 matches) reflects poorly on him.

 

Next WC is in India, better to groom Shreyas Gopal as an all rounder. An attack of Kuldeep, Jadeja and Gopal could be deadly on home pitches.

[bowl_out]

Both Kohli and Rohit have high regards for his batting style. He hasn't got to exhibit much of it during his limited stint in Intl cricket..

The last Kohli mentioned about him was that he looks solid when he is out in the middle, but got out to a beauty from Roach. Which means it is likely that he  will come back into the squad for the next tour.. more so because he has the backing from the captain and vice captain

[ShoonyaSifar]

30 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

Both Kohli and Rohit have high regards for his batting style. He hasn't got to exhibit much of it during his limited stint in Intl cricket..

The last Kohli mentioned about him was that he looks solid when he is out in the middle, but got out to a beauty from Roach. Which means it is likely that he  will come back into the squad for the next tour.. more so because he has the backing from the captain and vice captain

Kohli is a very poor judge of players and says things just to please people or to justify his silly decisions, somthing he has learnt well from Dhoni. Remember he said great things about Rahane and Rayudu as ODI number 4 and both were out of favour within 3 months of those statements.

[Vilander]

T20 world cup  and then WC in India.  Building for it I don't think they will discard anyone.

[The Dark Horse]

He's a must in tests. But really has to improve his mental strength if he has to achieve anything.

[ShoonyaSifar]

40 minutes ago, The Dark Horse said:

He's a must in tests. But really has to improve his mental strength if he has to achieve anything.

On the basis of what? His bowling is not even good enough for ODIs, forget Tests.

 

Will need a stellar FC season to press for a Test place.

[prudent_kreeda]

5 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

He was in as a temporary replacement. Now India has no choice but to prepare for 2023. They can't continue with this "experience crap".

Important for Selectors &TM to consider is his bowling useful in WC23 in Indian conditions or in flat wickets? If not then he cannot be our no.4 for WC23 as a pure batter. We will much better options than him. Hope they do not make the mistake of considering for 2-3 years & then deciding his bowling not good enough in SC conditions.

[rangeelaraja]

He is not international class, can’t rotate strike, can’t use the long handle. Bowls 

120 trundlers. There is a lot more talent in India. If he had it in his, it would have shown - like we have seen with all indian talent