Vijay Shankar (Cricketer) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Vijay Shankar
Profession	Cricketer (all-rounder)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in feet inches- 6’ 0”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	T20- 6 March 2018 against Sri Lanka at Colombo, Sri Lanka ODI- 18 January 2019 against Australia at Melbourne Test- Did Not Play
Jersey Number	#59 (Domestic)
Domestic/State Team	Chennai Super Kings, Lyca Kovai Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu Districts XI, Delhi Daredevils
Personal Life
Date of Birth	26 January 1991 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2025)	34 Years
Birthplace	Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
School	Modern Senior Secondary School, Nangainallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
College/University	Guru Nanak College, Chennai
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Coach/Mentor	S Balaji, WV Raman
Religion	Hinduism
Address	A two-story independent house in Madipakkam, South Chennai
Hobbies	Watching football
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	27 January 2021 (Wednesday)
Affairs/Girlfriends	Vaishali Visweswaran
Family
Wife/Spouse	Vaishali Visweswaran
Parents	Father- H. Shankar (Former club cricketer) Mother- Name Not Known
Brother	Ajay Shankar (Elder)
Favourite Things
Football Team	Manchester United

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijay Shankar

• 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 wasn’t in the playing XI.

• In 2018, he got another opportunity to make his debut for ‘India’ in ‘2018 Nidahas Trophy’ (T20I).

• In the same year, ‘Delhi Daredevils’ (DD) bought him for Rs 3.2 crore for the ‘2018 IPL’ auction.