Vijay Shankar celebrated his fiftieth Ranji Trophy match in model by slamming his ninth First-Class century and posting his highest rating within the format.
“Personally, it is an important knock for me because it is my 50th game for TN. I have been getting 50s in the last few games, so getting a 100 in a must-win game for us is special,” mentioned the Tamil Nadu all-rounder after the second day’s play.
Last yr, the 33-year-old had a great home season with three tons and adopted it up with a great IPL however couldn’t discover a place within the South Zone Duleep or Deodhar Trophy squad and in addition needed to forgo a county stint due to his first-division commitments.
Speaking candidly about his frame of mind earlier than the season, he mentioned, “Mentally, it was tough for me because when you don’t play the next level after a good season, you have to start from scratch. It was hurting and very disappointing.”
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“But I just now want to focus on my work ethic. Selection, if it has to happen, it will.”
The all-rounder additionally felt it was one in all his finest knocks for the best way he approached it. “It was very different from how I usually play. I used to take chances with mid-on & mid-off up, but in this game, it was about ones or twos. I wanted to take the team to a good score without risks.”
“There is still a lot of work to do, but if we can win this game and go to the knockouts, it will give us great happiness and help us push ourselves,” he added.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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