Former Chennai Super Kings and Team India all-rounder Vijay Shankar announced his retirement from the IPL and domestic cricket on Friday, May 22. However, in a long message shared on social media, he said that he will continue playing cricket in other formats or leagues.
Shankar represented India in 21 white-ball matches between 2018 and 2019, including 12 ODIs and 9 T20Is. The biggest moment of his international career came when he was picked in India’s squad for the 2019 ODI World Cup.
He played three matches in the tournament, scoring 58 runs at an average of 29 and taking two wickets at an average of 11. Although the 35-year-old never scored a fifty for India in limited-overs cricket, he ended his international career with decent averages of 31.85 in ODIs and 25.25 in T20Is.
— Vijay Shankar (@vijayshankar260) May 22, 2026
Moreover, Vijay Shankar was one of the consistent performers in Indian domestic cricket. He had impressive batting averages of 46.73 in first-class cricket and 34.87 in List A matches. Along with his batting, he also took 116 wickets in 189 domestic matches across both formats.
Vijay Shankar has experienced the biggest glory in the IPL
Vijay Shankar has already experienced success in the IPL, as he was part of the title-winning Gujarat Titans squad in 2022. Although he played only four matches that season, he performed much better in the next edition when GT finished as runners-up.
In IPL 2023, Shankar scored more than 300 runs in a season for the first time in his career. He made 301 runs in 14 matches at an average of 37.62 and an impressive strike rate of 160.10. The Tamil Nadu cricketer also had two spells with his home team, Chennai Super Kings.
Vijay Shankar played his last IPL matches for Chennai Super Kings last year, where he scored runs at an average of 39.33 and a strike rate close to 130 in six games. Apart from Gujarat Titans and CSK, Shankar also represented Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals during his IPL career.
Overall, he scored 1,233 runs in 78 IPL matches at an average of 26.23 and a strike rate of 129.78. He also contributed with the ball, taking nine wickets in his 12-year IPL career while maintaining a solid economy rate of 8.67.
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