Personal information | |
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Full name | Vijayshankar Bangalore Chikkannaiah |
Born | Delhi, India | 16 June 1987
Batting | Right-handed |
Role | Opening batsman |
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut(cap 5) | 11 May 2019 v Belgium |
Last T20I | 22 February 2022 v Canada |
Source: Cricinfo, 22 February 2022 |
Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah (born 16 June 1987) is a German cricketer who plays for the national team. [1] In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team. [2] He made his T20I debut against Belgium on 11 May 2019. [3] Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. [4] [5] He played in Germany's opening match of the Regional Finals, against Guernsey, on 15 June 2019. [6] However, he was later ruled out of the tournament, after suffering a knee injury in the match against Italy. [7]
In September 2021, he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament. [8] In January 2022, he was named in Germany's team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman. [9]
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