Windies vs India 2019: 3 Players Who Can Replace Injured-Prithvi Shaw

Windies vs India 2019: 3 Players Who Can Replace Injured-Prithvi Shaw; Well, after a fine time, the Indian cricket fans are set to taste a bit of red-ball cricket. The Indian National Cricket Team, which would be led by Virat Kohli, will take on Windies in their home soil. As always, the selection panel is once again on the headlines regarding the squad selection. And surely, it would be an interesting aspect for quite a few analysts, especially, in Test format, for obvious reasons.

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Meanwhile, ahead of the tour, once again, the right-handed batsman Prithvi Shaw is in a spot of bother, as he is yet to recover from his injury. It would certainly open up chances for the others to make their dream come true. In between, we figured out 3 Players Who Can Replace Injured-Prithvi Shaw.

3 Players Who Can Replace Injured-Prithvi Shaw:

3. Shikhar Dhawan:

Due to failures on overseas soil, Dhawan was dropped from the Test team and was not selected for the two-match home series against West Indies. Going back to Dhawan, again, could be an option but chances of that are quite less. Although not in the scheme of things, if given a chance, this will be the final opportunity for Dhawan.

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Currently, Dhawan is in his recovering phase, as he picked up thumb injury while batting against Australia during the ICC World Cup 2019 league phase game. With no Prithvi Shaw in the side, Shikhar Dhawan might get the opportunity to show his worth.

His inclusion will certainly give India a left-right combination at the top and got the ability to play big knocks once he gets set in the crease. Besides that, Shikhar Dhawan is a brilliant slip catcher as well.

2. Murali Vijay:

This would be a direct swap, an opener for an opener. It would be the most logical move, especially considering Vijay’s past record in Test format of the game. But the problem for India is that Vijay, just like the other opener KL Rahul, is not in the best of form at the moment.

However, as they say, every new day is a new opportunity to prove. The Tamil Nadu opening batsman would love to prove his calibre to the selectors if given chance to travel West Indies. After losing his spot in the Test team, he played for Essex county team and trained himself to become the best in the business.

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Much like Shikhar Dhawan, if given chance, this would be the final opportunity for Murali Vijay, as the young players are raring to go. It would be interesting to see whether the selection panel gives him the nod or not.

1. Mayank Agarwal:

A straight replacement without any further considerations. The way he held his nerves against Australia in Australia and the way he dealt the best bowlers like Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon in the red-ball format is surely an appreciable effort. It would certainly make Virat Kohli and the selectors see his name on the squad list.

An aggressive batsman, Agarwal slowly rose through the ranks. He had been prolific in age-group cricket. In the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2010, he was India’s highest run-scorer. Later, he went on to top quite a few batting charts in the Indian domestic cricket as well.

Mayank was a part of the team for the home series against West Indies but Prithvi made his debut in the series as he was ahead of him in the line. With Shaw injured and out, he received a call-up to play in Australia, where he impressed everyone. Mostly, he would retain his spot as an opener.