Vijay Kumar Vyshak earns his maiden call-up as India announces squad for the T20 series against South Africa, starting November 8.
New Delhi: The Indian team for the T20 series against South Africa has been announced, with Vijay Kumar Vyshak making his debut in the squad. Vijay plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He made his List A debut for Karnataka in the 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy on February 24, 2021. He then made his T20 debut for Karnataka in the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on November 5, 2021. He made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy on February 17, 2022.
On April 7, 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore signed Vijay as a replacement for Rajat Patidar for the 2023 Indian Premier League. He made his IPL debut against Delhi Capitals on April 15, 2023. Initially, Vijay Kumar was an opening batter, but he later shifted his focus more towards bowling. He took his first wicket in his IPL debut, dismissing Delhi’s captain, David Warner.
Vijay Kumar has taken 99 wickets in 25 first-class matches and has 34 wickets to his name in 21 List A matches. In T20s, he has claimed 42 wickets in 30 matches. Now, it remains to be seen whether he gets to play in any match during the T20 series against South Africa. The T20 series will begin on November 8, featuring a total of four T20 internationals, all of which will be played in South Africa.
Indian team for the T20 series: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Raman Deep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijay Kumar Vaishya, Avesh Khan, and Yash Dayal.