Former English captain, Kevin Pietersen adjured the captain of Team India, Virat Kohli, and their head coach, Ravi Shastri to play the under pressure all-rounder, Vijay Shakar [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/vijay-shankar/] in their upcoming match against England at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019/] Kevin Pietersen wrote in Tweet to Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, “Dear Virat & Ravi – please don’t drop Vijay Shankar. I think he’s coming into his own and would potentially win you tomorrow’s game.” Kevin Pietersen on Vijay Shankar [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/images-36-8.jpeg] Kevin Pietersen also suggested that the Indian team should not think about the just arrived Rishabh Pant and should continue playing Vijay Shankar. He further continued, “Don’t think about Pant. He needs another 3 weeks prep before I think he can get into your World Cup side.” Vijay Shankar is currently batting at no. 4 for the ‘Men in Blue’. The All-rounder was selected for the playing XI after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup] 2019 due to a fracture in his thumb. Vijay Shankar was brought in a high-voltage match of India vs Pakistan on June 16. He didn’t get much time on the crease as he scored 15 runs in as many balls, finishing the innings for his team. He also took 2 crucial wickets. Kevin Pietersen on Vijay Shankar [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/images-39-9.jpeg] Vijay Shankar then failed to capitalize on his opportunities as he managed to score 29 against Afghanistan and 14 against West Indies. After the departure of Shikhar Dhawan, the No. 4 position again becomes a problem for the ‘Men in Blue’. Kevin Pietersen on Vijay Shankar [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/images-37-8.jpeg] There are talks about bringing in Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik in place of Vijay Shankar against England on Sunday. However, Kevin Pietersen feels that India should still give a chance to the all-rounder on Sunday. Kevin Pietersen on Vijay Shankar [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/images-38-7.jpeg] India will face England in their 7th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Birmingham on June 30. While India will aim to secure their spot at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semifinals, on the other hand, England will play their must win game to stay in the race of the semifinals. 

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The ICC Cricket World Cup is a competition that takes place every four years.?The tournament is considered one of the world's most viewed sporting events. The first ever ICC Cricket World Cup took place in 1975 in England. Interestingly, the inaugural ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was held two years before the Men's, namely in 1973.
There are no restrictions for playing in the World Cup, but the top eight ranked teams gain automatic qualification, while the remaining seats are fought for in a qualifier tournament. A total of 20 teams have played in an ICC Cricket World Cup game, but the number of participants has dwindled over the years.
For the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, only 10 teams will participate, including two qualifiers. This is a far cry from 14 teams that took part in 2015.
The next ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in 2023 for men. In addition to that, the next ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be held in 2021.
Previous Winners
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The hosts for this year's ICC Cricket World Cup are, England and Wales. The tournament is set to commence on the 30th of May and run until the 14th of July.
Kicking off the tournament will be hosts, England, who will play against South Africa. This year's Cricket World Cup venues will be in London, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Taunton, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Chester-le-Street and Cardiff.
ICC Cricket World Cup Records
Since the tournament began in 1975, plenty of records have been made and broken. India's Sachin Tendulkar boasts of the most runs in the World Cup, having scored 2,278 since his maiden World Cup in 1992 right up till 2011.
The highest team score belongs to the 2015 Australian cricket team, who scored 417 runs against Afghanistan. Australia's Glenn McGrath has taken the most wickets, namely, 71 wickets from 1996 till 2007. The highest individual score goes to Kiwi, Martin Guptill, who had an almighty knock of an unbeaten 237* against West Indies. Finally, Australia also holds the record of winning the most World Cups, with 5 under their belts.
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Vijay Shankar Biography

Vijay Shankar is an all-rounder who hails from Tamil Nadu. He is primarily a middle-order batsman and has the ability to bowl medium pace.

Back in the Ranji Trophy, he impressed with scores of?111, 82, 91 and 103. As a result, he earned a summoning for the national team's A side.

In his early days, he was a spinner but soon adapted his style to that of a medium pacer.

IPL Career

Vijay Shankar kick-started his IPL career in 2014 for the Chennai Super Kings. However, he was only deployed for one solitary match.

After a brief hiatus in 2015 and 2016, he returned in IPL 2017. This time, he was playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. After a limited run, that only saw him play four matches, he had a high score of an unbeaten 63*.

In 2018, he moved to the Delhi Daredevils and got a fair number of opportunities to play. In all, he played in 13 matches that year and a highest score of 54* at a strike rate of 143.24.

Now, for IPL 2019, Vijay Shankar is back with the Sunrisers Hyderabad and hopefully he will get plenty more chances to shine.

IPL 2019 Expectations

While he is known for well-timed shots, he lacks the ability to smash the ball with power.?Vijay Shankar is also an ideal backup for Hardik Pandya. As a batsman, He is quite strong when playing off the pads.?Shankar Also has a fondness for driving the ball on the up.

In his maiden series for the Indian team, Vijay Shankar had a memorable four dot balls against Mustafizur Rehman in the 18th over of the?Nidhas Trophy final against Bangladesh.

Sunrisers skipper Kane Williamson will be expecting a lot of good things from the 28-year old.

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Vijay Shankar Biography Vijay Shankar is an all-rounder who hails from Tamil Nadu. He is primarily a middle-order batsman and has the ability to bowl medium pace. Back in the Ranji Trophy, he impressed with scores of?111, 82, 91 and 103. As a result, he earned a summoning for the national team&#8217;s A side. In his early days, he was a spinner but soon adapted his style to that of a medium pacer. IPL Career Vijay Shankar kick-started his IPL career in 2014 for the Chennai Super Kings. However, he was only deployed for one solitary match. After a brief hiatus in 2015 and 2016, he returned in IPL 2017. This time, he was playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. After a limited run, that only saw him play four matches, he had a high score of an unbeaten 63*. In 2018, he moved to the Delhi Daredevils and got a fair number of opportunities to play. In all, he played in 13 matches that year and a highest score of 54* at a strike rate of 143.24. Now, for IPL 2019, Vijay Shankar is back with the Sunrisers Hyderabad and hopefully he will get plenty more chances to shine. IPL 2019 Expectations While he is known for well-timed shots, he lacks the ability to smash the ball with power.?Vijay Shankar is also an ideal backup for Hardik Pandya. As a batsman, He is quite strong when playing off the pads.?Shankar Also has a fondness for driving the ball on the up. In his maiden series for the Indian team, Vijay Shankar had a memorable four dot balls against Mustafizur Rehman in the 18th over of the?Nidhas Trophy final against Bangladesh. Sunrisers skipper Kane Williamson will be expecting a lot of good things from the 28-year old.

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Profile

Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011.

Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017.

IPL Career

Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years.

After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL.

In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since.

Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again.

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Expectations for IPL 2019

With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again.

Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa's AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle.

Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job.

So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?

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Profile Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011. Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017. IPL Career Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years. After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL. In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since. Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again. Expectations for IPL 2019 With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again. Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa&#8217;s AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle. Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job. So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?