In a shocking move, Vijay Shankar has announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic cricket. The 36-year-old batting all-rounder announced his retirement to pursue new opportunities and play more cricket.
The Tamil Nadu-born player played his last official match for Tripura on January 29 in a Ranji Trophy 2025-26 match against Gujarat. He has announced this between IPL 2026. He is not a part of any IPL team this year.
Vijay Shankar shared an emotional post
Last season he played for Chennai Super Kings. Vijay Shankar’s last match for the Indian national cricket team was an ICC Cricket World Cup group stage match against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester on June 27, 2019.
Vijay wrote in an emotional note, “Cricket is my life. I started playing at the age of 10 and 25 years later, I am grateful and blessed to have played at every level and at the highest level. Representing our country will always be one of my proudest and happiest moments.”
“I have decided to retire from domestic cricket and IPL to seek new opportunities and play more cricket. Thank you won’t be enough for letting me do what I love. Forever grateful,” he added.
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