"He Was Picked But Not Raina": Vijay Shankar Trolled After Flopping vs Rajasthan Royals

Gujarat Titans all-rounder Vijay Shankar returned to the team for their win against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, but was not able to make an impact as he was dismissed for just 2 off 7 deliveries. He found himself trending on Twitter, but for all the wrong reasons, as fans took to the microblogging site to troll him. While some asked how he was picked up in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction but not a veteran like Suresh Raina, others suggested that he should only be warming the benches in the cash-rich league.

"I used to think Vijay Shankar is not a player worthy of Indian team but I was wrong cause to be honest he should not even warm benches in franchise cricket," one user wrote.

"Vijay Shankar was picked by a franchise but not Raina," another user added.

"Vijay Shankar's only contribution to cricket is helping make a legend out of Dinesh Karthik in the Nidahas Trophy final," one user chipped in.

"Vijay Shankar's wicket getting celebrated is his biggest achievement," one user commented.

I used to think Vijay Shankar is not a player worthy of Indian team but I was wrong cause to be honest he should not even warm benches in franchise cricket..pathetic cricketer...and to think the likes of @bhogleharsha hyped him up for scoring 40 odd runs in a match for India

Me trying to understand how Vijay Shankar was picked by a franchise but not Raina #RRvGT #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/7pTjnu6nrC

Vijay Shankar was picked by a franchise but not Raina #RRvsGT pic.twitter.com/4UjPNM3k8n

Vijay Shankar's only contribution to cricket is helping make a legend out of Dinesh Karthik in the Nidahas Trophy final.#IPL2022

Vijay Shankar's wicket getting celebrated is his biggest achievement

Dropping Sai Sudarshan For 3D Vijay Shankar Anna