Vijay
Shankar
Personal Info
Born
26-01-1991 (33 years)
Birth Place
Tirunelveli
Role
Batter
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
ICC Rankings
Ranking In
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
-
-
-
Bowling
-
-
-
All rounder
-
-
-
FAQs
About Player
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.[1] He plays for Gujarat Titans team in Indian premier league from the year 2022.
A middle-order batsman who can grind attacks and bowl medium-pace, Vijay Shankar established himself as one of the key members of a Tamil Nadu side undergoing transition in 2014-15. Particularly strong off the pads, and with a fondness for driving on the up, Shankar made scores of 111, 82, 91, 103 in the Ranji Trophy knockouts to finish with 577 runs at 57.70 that season, after returning from a groin injury.
Debut
Test debut :
ODI debut :
Australia vs India at Melbourne - January 18, 2019
T20 debut :
India vs Sri Lanka at Colombo - March 6, 2018
Player Matches :
India, GT, CSK, Gillies, Daredevils, Tiruppur, India A, India B, India C, India Cem, Kovai Kings, Rest of Ind, Spartans, South Zone, SRH, Tamil Nadu, TN Dis XI, TNCA Pres XI
BATTING
140
Matches
111
Innings
2243
Runs
69
Highest Score
26
Not Out
128.46
Strike Rate
10
50's
0
100's
-
200's
26.38
Average
1746
Balls
-
300's
158
4's
88
6's
0
Ducks
BOWLING
140
Matches
62
Innings
33
Wickets
830
Balls
1138
Runs
138.2
Overs
8.22
Economy
0
Maidens
3/12
BBI
0
4W
0
5W
0
10W
0
Hattricks
34.48
Average
25.1
Strike Rate
