Ranji Trophy 2022-23, Vijay Shankar tamil news: The 88th Ranji Cricket Tournament is underway in various cities across India. The 38 participating teams are divided into 5 divisions.
In this case, the Maharashtra – Tamil Nadu teams are clashing in the match that started yesterday (Tuesday) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Batting first in this match, Maharashtra scored 446 runs in the first innings. Ruduraj Gaekwad scored 195 runs and Azim Ghasi scored 88 runs as the highest score in that team.
For Tamil Nadu, Sandeep Wariyar took 3 wickets, Lakshminarayanan Vignesh and Sai Kishore took 2 wickets each and Vijay Shankar and Ashwin Christ took one wicket each.
Batting in the first innings, the Tamil Nadu team scored 404 runs. Opener N Jagatheesan scored 77 runs and Pradosh Paul scored 84 runs. Vijay Shankar scored a century and scored 107 runs.
Following this, the Maharashtra team, which is playing in the 2nd innings, scored 104 runs for the loss of 3 wickets at the end of the 3rd day. The Tamil Nadu team is 146 runs behind that team.
Vijay Shankar scored successive centuries
In this match, the former captain of the Tamil Nadu team, Vijay Shankar, hit a century and was amazing. Facing 214 balls, he hit 10 boundaries and scored 107 runs. With this, he registered his 6th first-class cricket century. Earlier, he had scored his century against Mumbai in this season.
But, he felt this century almost like his first century. Because after injuring his toe during the 2019 World Cup, Vijay Shankar was out of the Tamil Nadu team due to various injuries. His thigh was frequently injured. Each time he returned, he was re-injured. And in the last IPL, he suffered a serious injury to his right shoulder. Due to this, he underwent surgery.
Although Vijay Shankar was initially sidelined for at least six months, his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy went well. He returned ahead of schedule, just in time for the Ranji Trophy.
In this case, Vijay Shankar spoke to Indian Express about his excellent comeback and injury. They spoke as follows:-
“Once you experience cricket at the highest level, you want to continue to grow. But I felt like I was stuck in an elevator. A lot of cricket matches are going on but you miss every game due to injury. I feel like I’m starting over with this game. I will again do my best to make the team perform better.
It may sound like a little less, but getting injured, rehabbing, and getting back on your feet isn’t easy. You can do it once, but if you do it repeatedly, it tests your willpower. But somehow, thanks to my family this time, I was in a good mood and was able to do double duty during my rehab and fully recover.” He said that.
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