{"id":170966,"date":"2026-05-22T16:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=170966"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:14:20","slug":"vijay-shankar-announces-retirement-from-ipl-and-domestic-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=170966","title":{"rendered":"Vijay Shankar announces retirement from IPL and domestic cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71011001\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Former India cricketer Vijay Shankar announced his retirement from domestic and IPL cricket on Friday. The 35-year-old played 12 ODIs and nine T20Is for India and last featured in national colours at the 2019 ODI World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He played 77 First-Class matches, scoring 4,253 runs and taking 43 wickets. He also featured in 78 IPL matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 15 years, I felt I needed a new challenge and wanted to try opportunities overseas while I still have a few years of cricket left in me,\u201d Vijay Shankar told        <i>Sportstar.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started playing cricket, the dream was to get a Tamil Nadu cap. From there, going on to play for India in two formats was a great journey. I want to thank my coach, S. Balaji and my family for their constant support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As skipper, Vijay Shankar led Tamil Nadu to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Deodhar Trophy (both 2017) and Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 titles (2021-22). His last season in domestic cricket was for Tripura (2025-26).<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d7yxU1L70s\">pic.twitter.com\/d7yxU1L70s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vijay Shankar (@vijayshankar260) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vijayshankar260\/status\/2057802762969329851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, constant injuries hurt his chances of playing at the highest level for longer. \u201cObviously, at that time, it was difficult. But in hindsight, I don\u2019t have many regrets, because some of those injuries were beyond my control. I am happy with my journey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among his most memorable moments, Vijay Shankar felt that playing for India in the 2019 World Cup clash against Pakistan was a highlight of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His selection for the quadrennial event was a contentious call when he pipped Ambati Rayudu for the spot in the squad. The then chairman of the selection committee, MSK Prasad, had justified his inclusion by calling him a three-dimensional cricketer for his handy medium-pace bowling. Rayudu later quipped that \u2018he had ordered 3D glasses to watch the World Cup\u2019 in reference to Vijay Shankar\u2019s selection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Later, the TN cricketer recalled receiving a lot of hate and vitriol online following that comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On his social media post announcing his retirement, Vijay Shankar referenced those tough times and how he moved on from them and signed off as \u2018Your 3D Cricketer\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/domestic\/vijay-shankar-announces-retirement-ipl-domestic-cricket-india-latest-news\/article71011001.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former India cricketer Vijay Shankar announced his retirement from domestic and IPL cricket on Friday. The 35-year-old played 12 ODIs and nine T20Is for India and last featured in national colours at the 2019 ODI World Cup. He played 77 First-Class matches, scoring 4,253 runs and taking 43 wickets. 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