Vijay Shankar is an Indian cricketer, who used to represent the Tamil Nadu team in domestic cricket and plays for the national team since 2018. He is an all-rounder with right-arm medium-pacer bowling statistic and bats with the right hand.

He is a middle-order batsman and grabs the limelight for his stellar performance in 2014-2015 Ranji Trophy. His expertise in both batting and bowling fields gave him recognition in the international field and ensured a place in upcoming World Cup Team of 2019 as well.

This 28 years old south Indian player was born in Tirunelveli in 1991 and started his cricketer career at a very young age. He came from a family of cricket background, as his father and elder brother both have played for lower division cricket tournaments in-state levels.

Despite being a powerhouse of talent, his career has shown many ups and downs due to his several injuries.

He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings team for Indian Premier League in 2014. After that, Delhi Daredevils grab him for the IPL matches in 2018 auction and then it’s the Sunrisers Hyderabad, who bought him in the auction of 2019. Currently, he is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad tea in running IPL tournament.

(as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)

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