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Born
Jan 26, 1991 (34 years)
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All Rounder
Batting Style
Right-Hand-Bat
Bowling Style
Right-Arm Bowl
Matches
Innings
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Not Out
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300's
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Ducks
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Innings
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Maidens
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Tripura, Chepauk Super Gillies, Chennai Super Kings, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, India, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
India, GT, Tiruppur, CSK, Chepauk, Daredevils, India A, India B, India C, India Cem, Kovai, Rest of Ind, Spartans, South Zone, SRH, Tamil Nadu, TN Dis XI, TNCA Pres XI
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..
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