Hardik pandya

Not under pressure with Pandya comparison, says Vijay Shankar

By Athar Ansari February 28, 2018 • 15:17 PM View: 2757

Kolkata, Feb 28 (CRICKETNMORE) - Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar, in the 15-member India squad for the upcoming Twenty20 cricket tri-series to be held in Sri Lanka, says he is under no pressure to fill in the shoes of Hardik Pandya who has been rested for the tour.

Shankar says he knows he has been picked as a second option to Pandya with skipper Virat Kohli stating that the team management wants to groom the 27-year-old as back-up for the wiry Baroda cricketer.

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