Vijay Shankar Injury: Indian all-rounder suffers injury scare after being hit by Jasprit Bumrah’s yorker

Dixit Bhargav | 20/06/2019
Vijay Shankar Injury: Indian all-rounder suffers injury scare after being hit by Jasprit Bumrah's yorker

Vijay Shankar Injury: The Indian all-rounder has become the latest Indian cricketer to succumb to an injury during the World Cup.

India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has become the latest Indian cricketer to face an injury scare during the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. While opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the tournament, fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out for the next two matches.

In a practice session affected by rain, Shankar got hit on the toe by a Jasprit Bumrah yorker. While he was in significant pain at that moment, it is believed that there are no signs of worry for the 28-year old cricketer.

“Yes, Vijay [Shankar] was in pain but it has subsided by the evening. Hopefully, there’s nothing scary,” a source was quoted as saying to PTI with respect to the extent of Shankar’s injury.

Shankar had replaced Dhawan during India’s last match against Pakistan. While him scoring 15* (15) with the help of one four in the slog overs saw him at the receiving end of criticism, him registering bowling figures of 5.2-0-22-2 saw people talking in his favour.

Shankar had dismissed Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq (7) and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed (12) to bolster India’s chances against their arch-rivals.

While Shankar should take the field against Afghanistan on Saturday, India have Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant as potential replacements if they aim to rest Shankar.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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