Gujarat Titans all-rounder Vijay Shankar came back to the team for their win against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, but was unable to create an impact as he was dismissed for just 2 off 7 deliveries. He found himself trending on Twitter, but for all the wrong reasons, as fans took to the social media site to troll him. While some asked how he was picked up in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction but not a veteran like Suresh Raina, others suggested that he should only be warming the benches in the cash-rich league.
“I used to think Vijay Shankar is not a player worthy of Indian team but I was wrong cause to be honest he should not even warm benches in franchise cricket,” one user wrote.
“Vijay Shankar was picked by a franchise but not Raina,” another user added.
“Vijay Shankar’s only contribution to cricket is helping make a legend out of Dinesh Karthik in the Nidahas Trophy final,” one user chipped in.
“Vijay Shankar’s wicket getting celebrated is his biggest achievement,” one user commented.
I used to think Vijay Shankar is not a player worthy of Indian team but I was wrong cause to be honest he should not even warm benches in franchise cricket..pathetic cricketer…and to think the likes of @bhogleharsha hyped him up for scoring 40 odd runs in a match for India
— Arpan Laddhad (@ArpanLaddhad) April 14, 2022
