Indian cricketer Vijay Shankar took to Instagram to show off his body transformation journey.

In a picture posted to his 359K followers, Shankar juxtaposed a sweatshirt-clad snap of himself – apparently from 2015 – next to his latest shirtless pose, and wrote: “The sweat, the time, the devotion. It pays off! #TransformationTuesday”

Of the legions of ‘likes’ and ‘comments’, his compatriots Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer were impressed.

Meanwhile, Shankar is looking to make a comeback to Team India after being ruled midway out of the 2019 World Cup due to a toe injury sustained off a Jasprit Bumrah yorker in the nets.

The all-rounder is currently participating in the Vijay Hazare trophy. Representing Tamil Nadu, Shankar exhibited his big-hitting skills once again to smash 93-ball 90 to power his team to 360-4 in 50 overs against Madhya Pradesh earlier this week.

In reply, Madhya Pradesh were skittled out for 149 runs, with Shankar picking up the wicket of opposition captain Naman Ojha.