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Vijay Shankar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He can play as an explosive batter while batting in the middle order and come as handy medium pacer. Shankar was a part of the Indian team in the 2019 ODI World Cup and became the first Indian player to take a wicket on the first-ball of his World Cup debut against Pakistan. He dismissed Imam-ul-Haq in his first ball at the World Cup in India vs Pakistan clash at Manchester on 16th June, 2019.
However, Vijay Shankar couldn’t continue his form as he was ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining a non-displaced fracture on the left big toe. He was appointed as the captain of Tamil Nadu in the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy and led the team to their second consecutive title by defeating Karnataka in the final in Delhi. With this win, Tamil Nadu became the most successful team in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with three title wins. Shankar also led from the front scoring 199 runs from six matches at an average of 66.33 . Talking about his IPL career, Shankar has played 65 matches in the cash-rich league where he scored 1032 runs at an average of 26.46 and took 9 scalps at an average of 38.22. Let’s have a look at his IPL team and Price throughout the years.
Vijay Shankar IPL 2024 Team and Price
Vijay Shankar got his first-ever IPL contract in 2013 as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) acquired his services for ₹10 Lakhs in the IPL 2013 auction. However, he got to play his first IPL game in IPL 2014 as CSK retained him again for the next edition. The right-hander finally made his IPL debut in a match against Rajasthan Royals in Ranchi on 13th May, 2014. After playing just one game in the season, Shankar was released by CSK ahead of the next season. After a gap of one year, Shankar was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for ₹35 Lakhs in the IPL 2016 auction. After two years with SRH, he joined Delhi Daredevils (now known as Delhi Capitals) ahead of IPL 2018 for ₹3.2 Crore. However just after one season, Shankar was transferred back to SRH. After playing three more seasons for the Hyderabad franchise, Shankar was picked by Gujarat TItans (GT) for ₹1.40 Crore in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. He has now become one of the main players for GT in the last couple of years and has been retained by the franchise for IPL 2024.
| Year | Price (in ₹) | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 Lakhs | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2014 | 10 Lakhs | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2016 | 35 Lakhs | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2017 | 35 Lakhs | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2018 | 3.2 Cr | Delhi Daredevils |
| 2019 | 3.2 Cr | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2020 | 3.2 Cr | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2021 | 3.2 Cr | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2022 | 1.4 Cr | Gujarat TItans |
| 2023 | 1.4 Cr | Gujarat TItans |
| 2024 | 1.4 Cr | Gujarat TItans |
Vijay Shanka IPL Records
| IPL Season | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 83 | 17 | 16.60 | 115.28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 301 | 63* | 37.63 | 160.11 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 15 |
| 2022 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4.75 | 54.29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 11.60 | 111.53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 | 97 | 52* | 24.25 | 101.04 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15 | 244 | 40* | 20.33 | 126.42 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2018 | 13 | 212 | 54* | 53.00 | 143.24 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 101 | 63* | 50.50 | 134.66 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vijay Shanka Last 10 IPL matches
Batting
| Match # | Opponent | Score | Opponent’s Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajasthan | 24 | 16 (10) |
| 2 | Lucknow | 17 | 17 (17) |
| 3 | Punjab | 17 | 8 (10) |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 12 | 14 (11) |
| 5 | Chennai | 12 | 7 (12) |
| 6 | Mumbai | 6 | 5 (5) |
| 7 | Final vs Chennai | 0 | 0 (0) |
| 8 | Qualifier 2 vs Mumbai | 0 | 0 (0) |
| 9 | Qualifier 1 vs Chennai | 14 | 10 (10) |
| 10 | Match 70 vs Bangalore | 53 | 35 (35) |
Vijay Shankar has proved himself to be a crucial player for GT in the last couple of years, who could bat in the middle order and accelerate in the death overs to take team to a total. Howevers, he hasn’t bowled in the last season which means that GT are probably grooming him as a middle-order batter. The upcoming edition of the IPL could be great opportunity for him to make a comeback in the Indian team with match-winning performances and knock doors of the National team right before the 2024 T20 World Cup.
GT Team for IPL 2024 (Updated)
Wicketkeepers: Mathew Wade (AUS), Wriddiman Saha, Robin Minz.
Batters: Shubman Gill, David Miller (SA), Abhinav Manohar, Kane Williamson (NZ), Sai Sudharsan.
All-rounders: Rashid Khan (AFG), Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG), Darshan Nalkande, Shahrukh Khan.
Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Josh Little (IRE), R. Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad (AFG), Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson (AUS).
