Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar (born 26 January 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Tamil Nadu state cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. He played for India in 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he became the first Indian to pick up a wicket on the very first ball of his World Cup debut. He plays for Gujarat Titans team in Indian premier league from the year 2022.

For the Indian naval officer, see Vijay Shankar (admiral).

Vijay Shankar
Shankar during a Vijay Hazare Trophy match at Bangalore in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatting all-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–presentTamil Nadu
2014Chennai Super Kings
2016–2017Sunrisers Hyderabad
2018Delhi Daredevils
2019–2021Sunrisers Hyderabad
2022–presentGujarat Titans
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 12 9 45 88
Runs scored 223 101 2,242 2,286
Batting average 31.85 25.25 44.84 38.10
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 5/16 2/12
Top score 46 43 111 129
Balls bowled 233 126 3,065 1,738
Wickets 4 5 33 54
Bowling average 50.93 38.20 53.06 35.57
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/15 2/32 4/52 4/34
Catches/stumpings 7/– 2/– 28/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 June 2019
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