IPL 2023: Mentally not ready to contemplate ODI comeback, says Vijay Shankar amidst rich vein of sort

By India Today Sports Desk: Gujarat Titans all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been in spectacular sort this season. Shankar, has scored two half-centuries from 6 video video games and is batting at a median of 49.75 and a formidable strike cost of 165.83. With the ODI World Cup set to be carried out in India this yr, Shankar is probably going one of many names that the selectors may need of their ideas, given the participant made it to the 2019 ODI World Cup squad in England amidst quite a bit controversy.

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After having fun with a match-winning innings vs KKR, Shankar was requested about his concepts on making it once more to the nationwide workforce. The participant shunned them down saying that he is not occupied with the equivalent and is focused on his performances with Gujarat Titans.

“It’s too far for me. Mentally I’m really not thinking about that. If I can win matches for my team that’s the only satisfaction I can take from every game,” Shankar ws quoted as saying by PTI after GT match vs Kolkata.

“I’ll be really happy to contribute to my team’s wins. Cricket is something we love, that’s why we still continue playing. No expectations, I just wanted to enjoy my cricket,” Shankar further added.

Gujarat have put collectively sturdy performances this season, with the likes of Shankar and David Miller puttin their palms up in important circumstances. The all-rounder acknowledged that the performances are a reflection of onerous teaching that the GT avid gamers endure inside the ground.

“The amount of practice we do as a team is unbelievable, every individual in our team practices so hard. We do it harsh and harsh,” Shankar acknowledged.

“We find ways to come out good in difficult situations. There will be difficult situations be in IPL or any T20 match. It’s about communicating well,” he further added.

The participant has further lauded captain Hardik Pandya for his aggressive mannequin of cricket and acknowledged that Hardik is proactive in coming out of highly effective circumstances in a recreation.

“Hardik is really aggressive. He wants a find a way to come out good in difficult situations. He always wants to do it for the team. He takes the new ball. He has delivered it when we needed the wicket of Rohit Sharma against Mumbai Indians,” Vijay cited examples of his skipper’s game-changing efforts.

“He (Hardik) got a 66 on a difficult wicket against LSG. He is taking up a lot responsibility. That’s the best thing to do. When you are captain you have to show the team that this is how it is done. That is why all the other players are really trusting him and doing whatever the team asks us to do,” Shankar further added.

After their win vs KKR, Gujarat Titans are at current positioned on the excessive of the desk with 12 components in 8 video video games.