Chennai: Many were surprised to see his name when the 2019 World Cup Squad was announced. An in-form Ambati has been named for the World Cup without Rayadu in the squad Indian teamAn opportunity was given to Vijay Shankar. While announcing the name of this all-rounder from Tamil Nadu, the then head of the selection committee MSK Pradhan said that he has three dimensional abilities. That is, batting, bowling and fielding were equally effective in the three departments, although Vijay Shankar could not do justice to his name in the tournament. The final critic was. Vijay Shankar finally retired from cricket.

Vijay Shankar was last seen playing in the country’s jersey in the 2019 World Cup. He played in the country’s jersey in the One Day and T20 formats. Played in IPL since 2014 season. Although Shankar is not playing for any team this season. No team took him. Did Vijay take the tough decision as a bratya? The 35-year-old all-rounder made a huge statement on his social media about retirement. IPL After saying goodbye to domestic cricket, he also said that he wants to play in foreign leagues.

Vijay Shankar made his debut for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket in 2012. He started playing for Tripura in 2025. In domestic cricket, he scored 4253 runs in 77 matches in first class cricket. Also took 43 wickets. He scored 2790 runs in 112 matches and took 73 wickets. Besides, he has collected 2583 runs and 38 wickets in 159 T20 matches.

In his message, the right-handed all-rounder also recalled the experience of getting a wicket with his first ball in the 2019 World Cup and bowling the last over in India’s 500th ODI. He wrote, ‘Cricket has always been my life. When I started playing at the age of 10, I never thought that 25 years later I would be lucky enough to play at every level and for my country at the highest level. Representing the country in the jersey is one of the proudest and happiest moments of my life.’