Vijay Shankar  

London: Chetan Narula reports for MyNation from The Oval (London) as India prepare to take on New Zealand in the first warm-up ahead of the ICC World Cup 2019. All-rounder Vijay Shankar was hit on his right forearm batting in the nets on Friday (May 24). He walked off in pain and will undergo scans in London this evening. 
Meanwhile, Kedar Jadhav continued his process to full recovery and fitness after suffering a left shoulder injury during the IPL. It is unsure if either player will feature in Saturday’s (May 25) warm-up game against the Black Caps.

The selectors led by MSK Prasad have picked young Vijay Shankar in the squad and ignored the experienced Ambati Rayudu, who, not long, was batting at no 4 for India and many, including Indian captain Virat Kohli, had said that he is going to be India’s ‘no 4’ in the World Cup.

The reserve wicket-keeper slot has gone to Dinesh Karthik, and this has triggered a big debate on social media. Rishabh Pant is one of the most exciting young cricketers in the world and he has earned the love and respect of Indian cricket fans in a short period of time.

Both KL Rahul and Vijay Shankar got the nod in the team for the quadrennial show-piece event. There were no big surprises in the team announced by the Indian selection committee led by MSK Prasad.
 

A highly-placed source confirmed that the MSK Prasad-led selection panel has already decided the final 15 who will travel to England on May 23 for the World Cup.

Captain Virat Kohli and the team management made the right calls for the decider and reaped the rewards at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India made three changes to the team and all of them (Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar) contributed to the win

Rahul and Pandya have been given seven days to come up with an explanation as to why action should not be taken against them for misconduct and indiscipline under Rule 41 of the BCCI constitution

The ODI format may give Vijay Shankar more time to settle down, but after his Nidahas final flop show, à la Yuvraj Singh's meltdown in the 2014 World T20 final, it would have been ideal if he was tested in the home series against West Indies

Bengaluru police commissioner Suneel Kumar and deputy commissioner Vijay Shankar reviewed the rehearsal for Independence Day.