Vijay Shankar
{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{For|the Indian naval officer|Vijay Shankar (admiral)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Vijay Shankar
| country = India
| image = Vijay Shankar 4.jpg
| caption = Shankar during a Vijay Hazare Trophy match in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|1|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
| height = 6 ft 0 in
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Batting all-rounder
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2018–2019
| odidebutdate = 18 January
| odidebutyear = 2019
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 226
| lastodidate = 27 June
| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodiagainst = West Indies
| T20Idebutdate = 6 March
| T20Idebutyear = 2018
| T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Icap = 74
| lastT20Idate = 27 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2019
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia
| club1 = Tamil Nadu
| year1 = 2012–present
| club2 = Chennai Super Kings
| year2 = 2014
| club3 = Sunrisers Hyderabad
| year3 = 2017
| club4 = Delhi Daredevils
| year4 = 2018
| club5 = Sunrisers Hyderabad
| year5 = 2019–2021
| club6 = Gujarat Titans
| year6 = 2022–2024
| club7 = Chennai Super Kings
| year7 = 2025
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 12
| runs1 = 223
| bat avg1 = 31.85
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 46
| deliveries1 = 233
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 52.50
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/15
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 9
| runs2 = 101
| bat avg2 = 25.25
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 43
| deliveries2 = 126
| wickets2 = 5
| bowl avg2 = 38.20
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/32
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 70
| runs3 = 3,702
| bat avg3 = 45.14
| 100s/50s3 = 11/22
| top score3 = 150*
| deliveries3 = 4,337
| wickets3 = 43
| bowl avg3 = 53.93
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/52
| catches/stumpings3 = 44/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 106
| runs4 = 2,632
| bat avg4 = 35.09
| 100s/50s4 = 2/14
| top score4 = 129
| deliveries4 = 2,212
| wickets4 = 64
| bowl avg4 = 34.56
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/34
| catches/stumpings4 = 41/–
| date = 21 March 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/477021.html ESPNcricinfo}}
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 first ball of his World Cup debut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1179330|title=Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar in India's World Cup squad|website=www.icc-cricket.com|access-date=21 December 2019}} He played for Gujarat Titans team in Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2022 to 2024.
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/scorecard/776183/Karnataka-vs-Tamil-Nadu-Final-ranji-trophy/ |title=Final, Ranji Trophy at Mumbai, Mar 8-12 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 November 2017}}
He led the Tamil Nadu team to title triumphs in 2016-17 Vijay hazare trophy and Deodhar trophy.
In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162570.html |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 October 2018|date=18 October 2018 }} He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in three matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12711;type=tournament |title=Deodhar Trophy, 2018/19: Most wickets |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 October 2018}} The following month, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25154895/eight-players-watch-ranji-trophy-2018-19 |title=Eight players to watch out for in Ranji Trophy 2018-19 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 November 2018|date=2 November 2018}} In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy. He captained the Tamil Nadu side in their title winning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign (2021–2022){{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/deodhar-trophy-2019-squads-india-a-india-b-india-c-parthiv-patel-shubman-gill-anuma-vihari-ranchi/article29788595.ece |title=Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up |work=SportStar |date=24 October 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019}}
Indian Premier League
In the Indian Premier League, he played one match for the Chennai Super Kings in 2014{{cite web|title=Pepsi Indian Premier League, 37th match: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Ranchi, May 13, 2014|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-domestic-2014-15/engine/match/734003.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 March 2015}} and four for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017. His highest batting score was 63 not out against Gujarat Lions on 13 May 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/all-you-need-to-know-about-vijay-shankar/article20609854.ece |title=All you need to know about Vijay Shankar |newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 November 2017 |access-date=21 November 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1082643/Gujarat-Lions-vs-Sunrisers-Hyderabad-53rd-match-ipl/ |title=53rd match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Kanpur, May 13 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 November 2017}}
In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=27 January 2018 }}
He was traded back to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2019 IPL season. In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1109658 |title=Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=19 March 2019}} In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}
International career
= 2017 Sri Lanka and 2018 Nidahas Trophy =
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21490034|title=Bhuvneshwar, Dhawan released from India Test squad| date=20 November 2017| work=ESPNcricinfo| access-date=20 November 2017}} In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17166/rohit-sharma-to-lead-india-in-nidahas-trophy-2018 |title=Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018 |work=BCCI Press Release |access-date=25 February 2018 |date=25 February 2018 |archive-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225211131/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17166/rohit-sharma-to-lead-india-in-nidahas-trophy-2018 |url-status=dead }} He made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy on 6 March 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1133817.html |title=1st Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 6 2018,7.00PM |access-date=6 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He took his first wicket in T20Is in his second match, dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim via the Umpire Decision Review System.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18547/report/1133818/bangladesh-vs-india-2nd-match-nidahas-trophy-2017-18 |title=Dhawan, Unadkat brush aside Bangladesh |access-date=9 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18547/game/1133818/bangladesh-vs-india-2nd-match-nidahas-trophy-2017-18|title=2nd Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 8 2018|date=8 March 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 March 2018}}
= 2019 Australia and New Zealand =
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.{{cite news |title=Vijay Shankar replaces Hardik Pandya in Australia, Shubman Gill added for New Zealand tour |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/vijay-shankar-replaces-hardik-pandya-in-australia-shubman-gill-added-for-new-zealand-tour/story-yNJTQV62fkkWOdLjUKNFiP.html |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 January 2019 |language=en}}
On 18 January 2019 he made his ODI debut against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.{{cite news |title=India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Vijay Shankar to debut; India make three changes |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-australia-3rd-odi-vijay-shankar-debut-mcg-5543989/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=18 January 2019 |language=en-IN |date=18 January 2019}}
=2019 Cricket World Cup =
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26528278/rahul-karthik-pant-rayudu-india-world-cup-squad |title=Rahul and Karthik in, Pant and Rayudu out of India's World Cup squad |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 April 2019|date=15 April 2019 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1179330 |title=Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar in India's World Cup squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=15 April 2019}} The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five surprise picks for the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1197715 |title=Cricket World Cup 2019: surprise pick due to Selection over a fine batsman named Ambati Rayudu|work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 April 2019}}
In the match against Pakistan, He took a wicket with his first ball, becoming the third player to do so at a World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-world-cup-2019/story/india-vs-pakistan-vijay-shankar-joins-elite-list-with-wicket-off-first-ball-in-world-cups-1550139-2019-06-16|title= India vs Pakistan: Vijay Shankar joins elite list with wicket off first ball in World Cups|work= India Today|date= 16 June 2019|access-date=16 June 2019}} Then, Shankar was ruled out of India's final two matches due to an injury, with Mayank Agarwal named as his replacement.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27094798/vijay-shankar-world-cup-toe-injury-agarwal-called-up |title=Vijay Shankar out of World Cup with toe injury |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 July 2019|date=July 2019 }}
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.
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