India suffered another blow in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019) as all-rounder Vijay Shankar is ruled out of the tournament due to a toe injury. Shankar was hit by Jasprit Bumrah in the nets and was subsequently left out of India’s playing XI against England. Shankar has now been ruled out of the CWC 2019 and it is right-handed batsman Mayank Agarwal who replaces the injured all-rounder. Vijay Shankar Ruled Out of ICC CWC 2019 Due to Injury, Mayank Agarwal to Replace Him; Twitter Reacts.
Earlier, India had included Rishabh Pant as a replacement for opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan. Agarwal will be now second replacement in the Indian World Cup squad. Interestingly, the selectors continue to ignore middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu, who was in India’s scheme of things till March this year.
As the news broke out that Agarwal will replace Shankar, Twitterati came up with funny reactions and started trolling Rayudu with funny memes. Some even believed that Rayudu’s ‘3d glasses’ tweet has done the damage for him.
Here are some reactions:
Coach : We need replacement.
BCCI : *calls Mayank Agarwal*
Coach : how about ambati rayudu ?
BCCI : #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/CTtb1zta6D
— Manoj Yadav (@rowdymannu) July 1, 2019
Remains on Standby
Wow... Kl will be benched then.. Btw mayank deserved this call up.. Guy has worked his ass off in the last domestic season and the Australian summer.. Very happy for him..
And rayudu lol.. He was on the stand by right? 😂😂😂😂 #CWC19
— Rahane haters ko bhagao (@rahaneswarrior) July 1, 2019
Lesson learned
In all these Indian Team injury & replacement issues, this "highly probable" Ambani Rayudu is continuously ignored. Reason is this tweet 👇😂
Rishabh Pant & Mayank Agarwal getting selected.
Moral: Dont mess with BCCI 😜#TeamIndia Vijay Shankar Shikhar Dhawan pic.twitter.com/YDt9Wh1mf9
— Charlie Joe (@CharlieJoe4) July 1, 2019
Middle-finger-order batsman
After vijay shankar ruled out from world cup,”BCCI to Ambati Rayudu” pic.twitter.com/ffrgM1RjZR
— Bruce Wayne (@WaizArd20) July 1, 2019
Mixed feeling
Ambati rayudu :
Pic1: vijay shankar injured and rulled out #CWC19
Pic2 : agarwal replaced him pic.twitter.com/KVWDRyZ4Ui
— subbu (@tarakdevote9) July 1, 2019
*cries*
#VijayShankar ruled out of the #CWC19 and Mayank Agarwal will replace him*
Rayudu: pic.twitter.com/xv75orCF3L
— Ashutosh Singh (@ashusarcastic) July 1, 2019
Painful meme
Mayank Agrawal is Vijay Shankar replacement, meanwhile Rayudu : pic.twitter.com/HJ6yuMUaFg
— Aditya (@AdityaB__) July 1, 2019
One chance
Rayudu requesting BCCI to give him a chance:#Rayudu #VijayShankar #MayankAgarwal pic.twitter.com/aSn8EWFXGc
— Rajen Ruparelia (@RajenRuparelia) July 1, 2019
After being left out of the World Cup squad, Rayudu took to Twitter to take a dig at selectors and wrote: “ordered 3D glasses to watch World Cup.” Rayudu’s tweet was in response to the selectors’ comments that Shankar being an all-rounder brings in three-dimensional aspect to the play and thus he was chosen over the middle-order batsman.
Shankar was included to the playing XI only after Dhawan’s injury and he batted at number four with KL Rahul promoted as an opener. Against England, it was Pant who replaced Shankar in the playing XI.
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