Vijay Shankar who suffered an injury from a toe-crushing Jasprit Bumrah yorker in training hopes to be fit in time and take the field vs Afghanistan on June 22, 2019.
"Personally, I'm hopeful of playing. Someone like Jasprit Bumrah, you expect it in the nets (to get hit), you have to be ready," Shankar said in the pre-match media interaction.
Hit on the toe during a rain-hit training session, Shankar was forced to skip training on Thursday.
India are already without Shikhar Dhawan who has been ruled out of the tournament with a fractured thumb.
Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also out for eight days and will only be in contention for the England game (June 30) in Birmingham after suffering a hamstring niggle against Pakistan.
Shankar, who replaced Dhawan in the Pakistan game, impressed with the ball, picking up a wicket off the first ball in his World Cup campaign.
Shankar, replacing injured Bhuvneshwar in the fifth over, got the ball to swing back into Imam-ul-Haq and had the Pakistan opener trapped in front. Shankar picked up two wickets in that game.
"Feels great to play for your country. The World Cup happens every four years. Getting wickets in the last game, especially against Pakistan, my World Cup debut against them, gave me a lot of confidence," Shankar said.
Virat Kohli-led India has so far won three of their four games convincingly, with the one against New Zealand being washed out without a ball bowled. In their opener, the Men in Blue beat South Africa by six wickets to follow it up with a 36-run victory over fellow favorites Australia.
Against arch-rivals Pakistan in the big-ticket clash, India romped to an 89-run win (D/L method) in a rain-affected tie.
"It's not about who we're playing. We look to get better. It's about how we play against each individual," Shankar said when asked about India's next opponent Afghanistan who have had a forgettable campaign thus far.
Vijay Shankar was impressive with the ball agaisnt Pakistan, taking two crucial wickets. He will be pinned to bat at the coveted no. 4 spot in the World Cup 2019 match against Afghanistan.
With inputs from IANS
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