Vijay Shankar returns to Team India after years, will replace Shivam Dubey in ZIM vs IND series

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|04-07-2024

Vijay Shankar: Indian team's star all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been out of Team India for a long time and he is not getting a place in the team but now this player is going to get a chance in Team India and soon he will get a chance to play for India.

Let us tell you that at one time Shankar was being seen as a replacement for veteran all-rounder Hardik Pandya but this did not happen and he was dropped due to his poor performance.

There may be a comeback in the series against Zimbabwe

Vijay Shankar returns to Team India after years, will replace Shivam Dubey in ZIM vs IND series 2

India has to play a 5 match T20 series against Zimbabwe from July 6 and for this the Indian team has reached there. The first match will be played in Harare. In such a situation, Shankar may return in this series and he may get a chance to play for India.

There are many such players in this series, who were part of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and have not been able to reach Zimbabwe yet and keeping this in mind, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has included three more players in the squad and now Shankar can also be given a place.

May get a chance in place of Shivam Dubey

India's star all-rounder Shivam Dubey was part of the T20 World Cup team and was included in the team for the 5-match series. However, he has currently come to India with Team India and will take part in the bus parade in Mumbai with the victorious team and due to this he has been dropped from the first two matches.

In such a situation, Shankar can be included in the team in place of Dubey because if Dubey is also not a part of the team, then Team India will not have a single fast bowling all-rounder and considering the balance of the team, Vijay can be given a chance in the squad.

Shankar has been out for a long time

Let us tell you that Shankar has been out of the Indian team for the last 5 years and he is not getting a place in the team. He played his last match for India against West Indies in the year 2019 but now he can make a comeback.

If we look at his performance in T-20 cricket, he has played 9 matches for India and has scored 101 runs with a strike rate of more than 138. Apart from this, he has also taken 5 wickets in bowling.

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