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Vijay Shankar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Titans. He played for India in the 2019 World Cup and took a wicket on his debut, and also played in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy and 2019 Australia tour.
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A middle-order batsman who can grind attacks and bowl medium-pace, Vijay Shankar established himself as one of the key members of a Tamil Nadu side undergoing transition in 2014-15.
- Male
- February 26, 1991
- India
A late bloomer by Indian standards, Vijay Shankar has turned out to be a consistent performer for Tamil Nadu across all formats of the game. A highly rated middle-order batsman, he is a more ...
Sep 22, 2021 · Read about Vijay Shankar cricket player from India profile, stats, rankings, records, videos, photos at ESPNcricinfo.
- Male
- June 19, 1985
- India
- Domestic Career
- IPL Career
- International Career
- ODI Career
- T20I Career
Vijay made his debut for Tamil Nadu at the age of 21 in a List-A match against Andhra in February 2012. He scored 6 runs and went without a wicket. In his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu, Vijay scored 63 runs and scalped 2 wickets for his team. He followed this with an unbeaten century in the very next match, thus announcing his arrival. Vijay pum...
Vijay was bought by Chennai Super Kingsfor the 2014 IPL edition, where he played one match for the team before it got banned. In the 2017 edition, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he played four matches and scored his maiden half-century. In the 2018 season, the allrounder was bought by Delhi Daredevils for INR 3.2 crores where he played...
In November 2017, Vijay Shankar was included in the Indian Test team against Sri Lanka in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar but unfortunately, he did not get the opportunity to make his debut. In February of the following year, he was included in the Indian T20I squad for the Nidahas Trophy and made his international debut on 6 March 2018 against Sri Lank...
In January 2019, Shankar was named the replacement for Hardik Pandya, who was banned for his controversial remarks on a TV show, for the remaining two One Day Internationals (ODI) of the Australian tour and the whole limited-overs series in New Zealand On the back of some decent performances in the middle-order in 2019, and a pressure last-over fin...
In February 2018, he was named to India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy and made his debut against Sri Lanka on 6 March 2018. He has so far played 9 T20Is and taken 5 wickets whilst scoring 101 runs. Vijay Shankar played his last T20I game against Australia at Bengaluru on 27 February 2019.
- January 26, 1991
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Jun 27, 2019 · Watch how Vijay Shankar took a wicket with his first World Cup delivery and impressed the cricket world with his all-round skills. Learn more about his journey and achievements in this feature by the ICC.
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Vijay Shankar Profile: Read about Vijay Shankar Career details, ICC Ranking, batting score in T20, ODI and Test Matches and personal info of Vijay Shankar at Crickit by HT.
