Vijay Shankar

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Vijay started playing cricket at a very young age with his father and brother who helped him to nourish his skills.Initially, he bowled as an offspinner but later switched to medium pace to become the part of Tamil Nadu cricket team as a number of spinners were already there.He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in 2012 against Andhra at Bangalore.In the same year, he made his first-class debut against Vidarbha in 2012-2013 Ranji Trophy at Nagpur, in which he scored 63 runs not out and also picked 2 wickets.Chennai Super Kings bought him three times in 2013, 2014, and 2015 for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction but he played only one game in all 3 seasons.In the 2014-2015 season, he scored 577 runs in just 7 matches.His consistent great performance helped him to play for India A and he made his debut against Australia A..In 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bought him for Rs 35 lakhs for the 2016 IPL auction.In November 2017, he got an opportunity to be the part of India squad for their Test series against Sri Lanka after replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar but wasnt in the playing XI.In 2018, he got another opportunity to make his debut for India in 2018 Nidahas Trophy (T20I).