Nidahas Trophy 2018: 5 players who can seal a spot in the Indian side

# 4 Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar is an able all-rounder

Hardik Pandya has already witnessed numbers of highs and lows in his short international career. Although it will be too early and rude to judge Pandya on the basis of his short stay at the international stage, there is no denying the fact that Pandya is certainly not invincible.

Even though the Baroda all-rounder came up with a couple of good performances against South Africa, he looked out of shade for most of the time. Vijay Shankar is certainly one name who has been on selector's radar and can be like-for-like replacement for Hardik Pandya.

Vijay Shankar might get to play all the games for India in the tri-series and he will be looking to provide selectors with some sort of thinking work by registering good performances in the tri-series.

He has an impressive average of 49.14 in the first class format which truly defines his class as a capable batsman. Not to forget he can also chip in with a couple of handy overs with the ball, making him an integral part of the team setup.