Vijay Shankar (cricketer)

Vijay Shankar
Personal information
Full name Vijay Shankar
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting Right handed
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 74) 6 March 2018 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I 18 March 2018 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no. 59
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–present Tamil Nadu
2014 Chennai Super Kings
2016–2017 Sunrisers Hyderabad
2018–present Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 32 37 34
Runs scored 1,671 750 437
Batting average 49.14 32.60 23.00
100s/50s 5/10 0/5 0/2
Top score 111 72 69
Balls bowled 2307 943 279
Wickets 27 25 12
Bowling average 42.81 30.44 32.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 4/52 3/24 2/12
Catches/stumpings 22/- 10/- 23/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 November 2017

Vijay Shankar (born 26 January 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. In the Indian Premier League, he played one match for the Chennai Super Kings in 2014 and four for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017.

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]

Indian Premier League

In the Indian Premier League, he played one match for the Chennai Super Kings in 2014[2] and four for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017. His highest batting score was 63 not out against Gujarat Lions on 13 May 2017.[3][4]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction.[5]

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.[6] In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.[7] He made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy on 6 March 2018.[8] He took his first wicket in T20Is in his second match dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim via Umpire Decision Review System.[9] 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.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Final, Ranji Trophy at Mumbai, Mar 8-12 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pepsi Indian Premier League, 37th match: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Ranchi, May 13, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "All you need to know about Vijay Shankar". The Hindu. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "53rd match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Kanpur, May 13 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bhuvneshwar, Dhawan released from India Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018". BCCI Press Release. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "1st Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 6 2018,7.00PM". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Dhawan, Unadkat brush aside Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "2nd Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 8 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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