Vijay Shankar recalls Entire world Cup debut: ‘Abuse from fan was my 1st encounter of an Indo-Pak game’

India all-rounder Vijay Shankar has recalled his Globe Cup debut which arrived in a superior-octane clash from Pakistan in Manchester past calendar year.

Chatting on Bharat Military podcast throughout ‘Cricket Entire world Cup 2019 Rewind’, Shankar also disclosed how the Indian players have been abused by a Pakistan supporter before their team-stage match towards the arch-rivals on June 16 at the Old Trafford.

Shankar remembers lovers abusing Indian side on field all through the Cricket Environment Cup, 2019

“Couple of of us players experienced long gone out for espresso a person working day right before the activity, when a Pakistan admirer arrived up to us and he was basically abusing us. So that was my initially experience of an India-Pakistan match,” Shankar stated.

“We just experienced to get it. He was abusing us and recording every little thing, so we couldn’t respond. All we could do was sit and check out what he was performing,” he extra.

In the course of the course of the conversation, the 29-calendar year-outdated Indian cricketer also exposed how in advance of the major Pakistan match, expending some chill time with wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik helped him cope improved with pressure.

“It is really incredibly hard for me to sit in a area and do practically nothing,” Shankar reported. “I want to go out for a espresso and all and I had Dinesh Karthik with me. So the two of us would go out for coffee. We employed to have some fun, which is extremely crucial, I come to feel, mainly because the strain is incredibly higher. So we just have to give some time to ourselves, relieve out and chill.”

The all-rounder had a dream begin to his Globe Cup vocation enjoying for India. Soon after remaining unbeaten on 15 with the bat, Shankar got the wicket on the extremely initial ball he bowled, trapping Pakistan opener Imam ul Haq in front of the wickets.

India finally gained that activity by 89 operates (DLS technique) and ongoing their unbeaten document towards Pakistan in ODI Environment Cups earning it 7 wins in seven encounters.