Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar
Shankar during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 226)18 January 2019 v Australia
Last ODI27 June 2019 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 74)6 March 2018 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I27 February 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2025Tamil Nadu
2014, 2025Chennai Super Kings
2017, 2019–2021Sunrisers Hyderabad
2018Delhi Daredevils
2022–2024Gujarat Titans
2025/26Tripura
2026Kandy Royals
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 12 9 112 168
Runs scored 223 101 2,790 2,733
Batting average 31.85 25.25 34.87 26.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/15 0/12
Top score 46 43 129 69*
Balls bowled 233 126 2,804 953
Wickets 4 5 73 39
Bowling average 52.50 38.20 33.34 33.23
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/15 2/32 4/30 3/12
Catches/stumpings 7/– 2/– 42/– 75/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 August 2026

Vijay Shankar (born 26 January 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. He represented the Indian national team from 2018 to 2019, and Tamil Nadu and Tripura in domestic cricket.

Domestic career

Playing for Tamil Nadu, he won two Man of the Match awards in the knockout stage of 2014–15 Ranji Trophy. In the quarterfinal against Vidarbha, he scored 111 and 82 for which he was named man of the match. The match was drawn but Tamil Nadu progressed to the next round on first-innings lead. Against Maharashtra in the semifinal, he scored 91 and picked 2/47 to win his second man of the match award. This game was also drawn and Tamil Nadu progressed to the final on first-innings lead. In the final against Karnataka, he scored 5 & 103 and picked 1/92. However, Karnataka registered an innings victory to take the title.[1]

He led the Tamil Nadu team to title triumphs in 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy and 2016–17 Deodhar Trophy.

In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[2] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in three matches.[3] The following month, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.[4]

In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.

He captained the Tamil Nadu team in their title winning 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign.[5]

In late 2025, he joined Tripura for the 2025–2026 domestic season.[6]

On 22 May 2026, he announced his retirement from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL, to pursue new opportunities and play franchise cricket overseas.[7]

International career

On 20 November 2017, he was named as Bhuvneshwar Kumar's replacement in India's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play.[8]

In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.[9] He made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy on 6 March 2018.[10] He took his first wicket in T20Is in his second match, dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim.[11] In the second match of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy, he took two wickets for 32 runs, with India winning by 6 wickets, and he was named the player of the match.[12]

In January 2019, Shankar was named the replacement for Hardik Pandya, for the remaining two One Day Internationals (ODI) of the Australian tour and the whole limited-overs series in New Zealand.[13] On 18 January 2019, he made his ODI debut against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[14]

In April 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup ahead of experienced players like Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina which created a media buzz around the time.[15][16] The International Cricket Council named him as one of the five surprise picks for the tournament.[17] He played for India in 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he became the first Indian to pick up a wicket on the first ball of his World Cup debut.[18] In the match against Pakistan, he took a wicket with his first ball, becoming the third player to do so at a World Cup.[19] Then, Shankar was ruled out of India's final two matches due to an injury, with Mayank Agarwal named as his replacement.[20]

Franchise career

Indian Premier League

In the Indian Premier League, he played one match for the Chennai Super Kings in 2014[21] and four for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017. His highest batting score was 63 not out against Gujarat Lions on 13 May 2017.[22][23]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction.[24]

He was traded back to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2019 IPL season.[25]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[26]

Lanka Premier League

On 26 May 2026, Shankar joined the Kandy Royals as one of the team's marquee signings in the Lanka Premier League following his retirement from the IPL and domestic cricket.[27]

European T20 Premier League

In August 2026, Shankar joined the Dublin Guardians as an overseas player for the 2026 European T20 Premier League, under the captaincy of his long-time teammate Ravichandran Ashwin.[28]

Personal life

On 20 August 2020, Shankar announced engagement with Vaishali Visweswaran and married her on 27 January 2021. The couple welcomed their first child on 30 October 2021.[29]

References

  1. ↑ "Final, Ranji Trophy at Mumbai, Mar 8-12 2015". Cricinfo. 12 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". Cricinfo. 18 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Deodhar Trophy, 2018/19: Most wickets". Cricinfo. 27 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Eight players to watch out for in Ranji Trophy 2018-19". Cricinfo. 2 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". Sportstar. 24 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Ragav, S. Dipak (26 August 2025). "Vijay Shankar set to leave Tamil Nadu after 13-year stint, will join Tripura". Sportstar.
  7. ↑ "Vijay Shankar retires from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL". ESPN. 22 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bhuvneshwar, Dhawan released from India Test squad". Cricinfo. 20 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018". BCCI. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "1st Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo". Cricinfo. 6 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dhawan, Unadkat brush aside Bangladesh". Cricinfo. 9 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "2nd Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 8 2018". Cricinfo. 8 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Vijay Shankar replaces Hardik Pandya in Australia, Shubman Gill added for New Zealand tour". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Vijay Shankar to debut; India make three changes". The Indian Express. 18 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Rahul and Karthik in, Pant and Rayudu out of India's World Cup squad". Cricinfo. 15 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar in India's World Cup squad". ICC.
  17. ↑ "Cricket World Cup 2019: surprise pick due to Selection over a fine batsman named Ambati Rayudu". ICC.
  18. ↑ "Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar in India's World Cup squad". ICC.
  19. ↑ "India vs Pakistan: Vijay Shankar joins elite list with wicket off first ball in World Cups". India Today. 16 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Vijay Shankar out of World Cup with toe injury". Cricinfo. 1 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Pepsi Indian Premier League, 37th match: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Ranchi, May 13, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "All you need to know about Vijay Shankar". The Hindu. 21 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "53rd match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Kanpur, May 13 2017". Cricinfo.
  24. ↑ "List of sold and unsold players". Cricinfo. 27 January 2018.
  25. ↑ "Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch". ICC.
  26. ↑ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". Cricinfo.
  27. ↑ "Vijay Shankar set for LPL stint with Kandy Royals". Cricinfo. 26 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Vijay Shankar to play under R. Ashwin for Dublin Guardians in European T20 Premier League". Sportstar. 15 August 2026.
  29. ↑ Mukherji, Arnab (28 January 2021). "Vijay Shankar Marries Vaishali Visweswaran, SunRisers Hyderabad Send Best Wishes". NDTV.
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