Full Name
Vijay Shankar
Birth Date
January 26, 1991
Other Name
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Role
All Rounder
Birth Place
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting Style
Right-hand Batsman
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
IPL Debut
2014
Team
Gujarat Titans
Vijay Shankar is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Tamil Nadu state cricket team. 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. He plays for Gujarat Titans team in Indian premier league from the year 2022.
Early 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 October 30, 2021.
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. Against Maharashtra in the semifinal, he scored 91 and picked 2/47 to win his second man of the match award.
- He led the Tamil Nadu team to title triumphs in 2016 – 17 Vijay hazare trophy and Deodhar trophy.
- He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in three matches.
- He captained the Tamil Nadu side in their title winning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign (2021 – 2022).
Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 Franchise Career:
- In the Indian Premier League, he played one match for the Chennai Super Kings in 2014 and four for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017.
- His highest batting score was 63 not out against Gujarat Lions on 13 May 2017.
- In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction.
- He was traded back to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2019 IPL season. In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.
- T20I debut: for India against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy on 6 March 2018
- He took his first wicket in T20Is in his second match, dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim via the Umpire Decision Review System.
- 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.
International Career:
- ODI debut against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- In the match against Pakistan, He took a wicket with his first ball, becoming the third player to do so at a World Cup.
Major Achievements:
- He led the Tamil Nadu team to title triumphs in 2016 – 17 Vijay hazare trophy and Deodhar trophy.
- He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in three matches.
- In the match against Pakistan, He took a wicket with his first ball, becoming the third player to do so at a World Cup.
BATTING AND FIELDING |
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| Year | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 2024 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| 2022 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2020 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| 2019 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2018 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| 2017 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All IPL | 72 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 6 | – | – |
BOWLING |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Mat | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Eco | Best | 4W |
| 2024 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | 4 | 1.3 | 15 | 0 | – | 10.00 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 11 | 100 | 3 | 33.33 | 9.09 | 2/19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13.1 | 82 | 4 | 20.50 | 6.22 | 1/11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 1 | 70.00 | 8.75 | 1/11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 58.00 | 11.60 | 1/22 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 0/19 | 0 |
| All IPL | 72 | 39.4 | 344 | 9 | 38.22 | 8.67 | 2/19 | 0 |
FIELDING STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IPL Season | Match | Catch Taken | Stumps |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All IPL | 72 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/– |
VIJAY SHANKAR’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY |
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| Year | Price | Team |
| 2018 | 3.20 Cr | Delhi |
| 2019 | 3.20 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2020 | 3.20 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2021 | 3.20 Cr | Hyderabad |
| 2022 | 1.40 Cr | Gujarat |
| 2023 | 1.40 Cr | Gujarat |
| 2024 | 1.40 Cr | Gujarat |