In the World Cup played in England last year, the Indian team was eliminated from the tournament after losing in the semi-final match against New Zealand. The Indian team had performed brilliantly in this entire tournament but in the meantime many players of the team were also injured. Opening batsman Shikhar, who started in a blistering style, started back in the tournament early on. Meanwhile, all-rounder Vijay Shankar was included in Team India's playing eleven in place of Dhawan. Although the experts and some of the players did not agree with the decision to include Shankar in the World Cup team, but amid all these controversies, Shankar was included in the World Cup squad and in the big match against Pakistan, he played this ICC tournament.
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Vijay Shankar was able to contribute only 15 runs during the batting against Pakistan but he proved to be important for the Indian team in bowling. The team's main fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was injured in the third over of his spell and returned to the pavilion. Bhuvi had two balls left to complete the third over, in which captain Virat Kohli asked Vijay Shankar to complete this over. The medium pacer bowled a half volley against Pakistan opener batsman Imam-ul-Haq. Imam was planning to attack Shankar from the beginning but he could not understand the ball and started going straight to the pad.
Meanwhile, the Indian players made a strong appeal and umpires raised their finger in the air for LBW. "The New Indian Express" recalled Shankar, "That two balls of Bhuvi made my World Cup. Made the debut great. It all happened in a very fast pace. Although the captain tells you to be prepared for every situation beforehand, sometimes the bowlers are injured suddenly. The other bowler always has to be ready. The same happened in that match. I was standing on the point meanwhile Bhuvi got hurt and hug to return to the pavilion when the captain handed me the ball to complete his over. After this, it was just in my mind that I just place the ball exactly right. ''
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However, Shankar got a chance after three matches in the Indian team. After Dhawan was injured, KL Rahul was sent to open from number four. After this, Shankar was included as an all-rounder in place of number four in the team. Shankar said, "When I joined the team, I knew that if the wicket falls quickly then I have to play at number four. If it does not happen then my batting order may change. I knew this thing very well. However, Shankar has not got a chance to play in the Indian team after the World Cup. Meanwhile, he was definitely included in the India A team on the New Zealand tour, where he performed brilliantly. He said, "I am working hard to return to the team. I have done consistently well for India A. I want to play a Test match for India. It would be awesome for me. I am constantly trying for this."
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