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Former India subordinate Vijay Shankar announced his status from “domestic and IPL cricket” connected Friday. The 35-year-old played 12 ODIs and 9 T20Is and past donned the nationalist colours astatine the 2019 50-over World Cup.
The all-rounder made 77 First Class appearances, scoring 4,253 runs and taking 43 wickets. He besides featured successful 78 IPL matches portion representing Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals (Delhi Daredevils), Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans.
“After 15 years, I felt I needed a caller situation and wanted to effort opportunities overseas. I inactive person a fewer years of cricket near successful me,” Vijay Shankar told The Hindu.
“When I started playing cricket, the imagination was to get a Tamil Nadu cap. From there, going connected to play for India successful 2 formats was a large journey. I privation to convey my coach, S. Balaji, and my household for their changeless support.”
As skipper, Vijay Shankar led Tamil Nadu to the Vijay Hazare Trophy (one-day), Deodhar Trophy (both 2017) and Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 (2021-22) titles. His past play successful home cricket was for Tripura successful 2025-26.
Constant injuries wounded his chances of playing astatine the highest level for longer. “Obviously, astatine that time, it was difficult. But successful hindsight, I don’t person galore regrets due to the fact that immoderate of those injuries were beyond my control. I americium blessed with my journey.”
Speaking astir his astir memorable moments, Vijay Shankar felt that turning retired for India successful the World Cup clash against Pakistan was a item of his career.
His enactment for the quadrennial lawsuit was contentious arsenic helium pipped Ambati Rayudu for a spot successful the squad. The past president of the enactment committee, M.S.K. Prasad, had justified his inclusion by calling him a three-dimensional cricketer.
Rayudu aboriginal quipped that helium had “ordered 3D glasses to ticker the World Cup” successful notation to Vijay Shankar making the cut. The TN cricketer recalled receiving hatred and vitriol online aft that remark from Rayudu.
On the societal media station wherever helium announced his retirement, Vijay Shankar looked backmost astatine those pugnacious times and however helium moved connected from them. He signed disconnected arsenic ‘Your 3D Cricketer’.
