Manchester: In a team where there is an intense fight for places, Vijay Shankar has got two opportunities to stake his claim for the No. 4 position. On both occasions, he did not capitalise and this could ignite a debate on whether Rishabh Pant should replace him for the game against England at Edgbaston on June 30.

Vijay's first opportunity came in the match against Afghanistan at Southampton where the Indian batsmen were put under the pump by the Afghanistan spinners. It was an ideal occasion for Vijay to prove his value after India lost their openers inside the first 15 overs. He did stitch a 58-run stand with skipper Virat Kohli, who top-scored with 67, but Vijay could not capitalise on his start and was out leg before to Rahmat Shah for 29.