<p>Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar was Monday ruled out of the ongoing World Cup due to a toe injury and is likely to be replaced by Mayank Agarwal.</p>
<p>Karnataka opener Agarwal, 28, who made his Test debut against Australia last year, has not yet played in the ODI format.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BCCI: Vijay Shankar sustained a non displaced fracture of the left big toe, which will require a minimum of three weeks to heal. The injury rules him out of the ongoing World Cup. The Indian team management has requested the ICC to consider Mayank Agarwal as his replacement. <a href="https://t.co/HJhswyLmkn">https://t.co/HJhswyLmkn</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1145613604416348160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>"Vijay got hit on the toe by a Jasprit Bumrah delivery once again. His situation is not great and he won't be able to take part in the tournament. He is going back home," a senior BCCI official told PTI.<br />"The Indian team management is likely to ask for Mayank Agarwal as a replacement since he is an opener and also it might give KL Rahul a chance to get back to the No.4 position in case Rishabh Pant fails in the next two games," the source added.</p>
<p>In fact, Rohit Sharma had mentioned Shankar's injury but it was presumed to be an old hit that he took at Southampton.</p>
<p>It is expected that Agarwal's name will be approved by the ICC's tournament technical committee and the player will arrive in Birmingham and travel to Leeds subsequently.</p>
<p>Indian cricket fans on Twitter wasted no time to take digs at Vijay Shankar for his performance and began to troll him majorly on the social networking website. Many felt that Ajinkya Rahane and Ambati Rayudu would be suitable to replace him.&nbsp;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Someone please injure dhoni and jadhav..<br />Replacement nahi to bhi chalega..</p>
&mdash; DarkAngel (@Nagarajuorugan3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nagarajuorugan3/status/1145616688567574528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">fake injury</p>
&mdash; Sundas (@sundas777) <a href="https://twitter.com/sundas777/status/1145609184299425793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Indian fans after hearing this news be like: <a href="https://t.co/yYsTUeYEdH">pic.twitter.com/yYsTUeYEdH</a></p>
&mdash; Babar Azam FCu00f0u009fu008fu008fu00f0u009fu0087u00b5u00f0u009fu0087u00b0 (@Babar_Azam56) <a href="https://twitter.com/Babar_Azam56/status/1145609588827480070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Better to go <a href="https://twitter.com/DineshKarthik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DineshKarthik</a> in #4 &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/imjadeja?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imjadeja</a> in for <a href="https://twitter.com/JadhavKedar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JadhavKedar</a> we got 5 genuine bowlers and 1 allrounder..and depth in batting also..for me this combination will perfect..lets see what team management will think<a href="https://twitter.com/cricketworldcup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cricketworldcup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICC</a></p>
&mdash; bikash dhakal (@bikkydhakal) <a href="https://twitter.com/bikkydhakal/status/1145612303775207424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">rayadu be like: <a href="https://t.co/t4fdjqlo2Z">pic.twitter.com/t4fdjqlo2Z</a></p>
&mdash; mani (@L_A_O_T_W) <a href="https://twitter.com/L_A_O_T_W/status/1145611498321920000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Please call in <a href="https://twitter.com/ajinkyarahane88?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ajinkyarahane88</a> , you need him now !!!</p>
&mdash; Radheya Supnekar (@Mastermind_RS20) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mastermind_RS20/status/1145610005787435019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Keep seeing through those glasses..u00f0u009fu0098u0082u00f0u009fu0098u0082 now Vijay will give him company.u00f0u009fu0098u008eu00f0u009fu00a4u0093</p>
&mdash; Aniyc (@AnindC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnindC/status/1145612835126333440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very very interesting decision, seems like a strategy more than injury. Felt like <a href="https://twitter.com/RayuduAmbati?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RayuduAmbati</a> was purposely ignored here keeping in mind his reaction after the selection of squad.</p>
&mdash; Ash0191 (@Asd_9029305463) <a href="https://twitter.com/Asd_9029305463/status/1145611157543084032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>India lost their previous match to England by 31 runs here on Sunday and will take on Bangladesh at the same venue on Tuesday.</p>
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