Vijay Shankar

2014

IPL Debut

All Rounder

Specialization

33

Age

65

Matches

IPL Squads / Gujarat Titans / Vijay Shankar

Career Overview/ Highlight : Vijay Shankar IPL 2014 to 2024

Vijay Shankar was never a superstar. He had humble beginnings, getting just one game for CSK in 2014, as the franchise was banned soon after. He wouldn’t get a chance until 2017, despite being picked up by SRH a year earlier. As SRH lifted the trophy, the all-rounder would see the majority of action from the bench.

In 2017, he got to play his second IPL game. That year, he accounted for 101 runs in four matches with an impressive average of 50. Delhi Daredevils took note and bought him for a whopping ₹3.2 crore in the 2018 auction. And he made 212 runs in 13 games with an improved average of 53. But when he seemed to have won their confidence, he was traded back to SRH.

Shankar struggled and wouldn’t reach his peak until 2023 when he represented Gujarat Titans. Turning up for 14 games, he smashed 301 runs—his highest-ever tally. He performed exceedingly well and proved he could bat fearlessly. He was retained for the 2024 season.

Vijay Shankar IPL 2014 to 2024: Batting Stats

Year	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Auction Price
2023	14	10	2	301	63*	37.63	160.11	0	3	27	15	1.4 cr
2022	4	4	0	19	13	4.75	54.29	0	0	1	0	1.4 cr
2021	7	5	0	58	28	11.60	111.53	0	0	1	3	3.2 cr
2020	7	5	1	97	52*	24.25	101.04	0	1	10	1	3.2 cr
2019	15	14	2	244	40*	20.33	126.42	0	0	11	12	3.2 cr
2018	13	11	7	212	54*	53.00	143.24	0	1	11	11	3.2 cr
2017	4	4	2	101	63*	50.50	134.66	0	1	12	1	35 lac
2014	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0	35 lac

Vijay Shankar IPL 2014 to 2024: Bowling Stats

Year	Mat	Inn	Ov	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Eco	Best	4w	5w	Auction Price
2023	14										1.4 cr
2022	4	2	1.3	15	0		10.00	0/1	0	0	1.4 cr
2021	7	5	11	100	3	33.33	9.09	2/19	0	0	3.2 cr
2020	7	5	13.1	82	4	20.50	6.22	1/11	0	0	3.2 cr
2019	15	5	8	70	1	70.00	8.75	1/11	0	0	3.2 cr
2018	13	4	5	58	1	58.00	11.60	1/22	0	0	3.2 cr
2017	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.00	0.00		0	0	35 lac
2014	1	1	1	19	0	0.00	19.00	0/19	0	0	35 lac

Abbreviations & Acronyms Ov -> Overs, Inn -> Innings, Wkts -> wickets, Avg -> Average, Eco -> Bowling Economy, 4w -> 4 wickets, 5w -> 5 wickets

Achievements & Records

Second-fastest fifty by a Gujarat Titans player – 21 balls vs KKR
Second-most sixes by a Gujarat Titans player in IPL 2023 – 15 sixes

Interesting Vijay Shankar IPL Facts

Vijay Shankar, playing for Chennai Super Kings in 2014, conceded 19 runs off his first-ever over in IPL. Shane Watson hit a boundary and back-to-back sixes off Shankar.
Faf du Plessis was Vijay Shankar’s first IPL victim.
CSK tried to re-sign Vijay Shankar in the IPL 2022 mega auction. However, Gujarat Titans sealed the all-rounder’s signature for ₹1.40 crore.