Domestic Career

Playing for Tamil Nadu, he won two Man of the Match awards in the knockout stage of 2014-15 Ranji Trophy. In the quarterfinal against Vidarbha, he scored 111 and 82 for which he was named man of the match. The match was drawn but Tamil Nadu progressed to the next round on first-innings lead. Against Maharashtra in the semifinal, he scored 91 and picked 2/47 to win his second man of the match award. This game was also drawn and Tamil Nadu progressed to the final on first-innings lead. In the final against Karnataka, he scored 5 & 103 and picked 1/92. However, Karnataka registered an innings victory to take the title.

He led the Tamilnadu team to title triumphs in 2016-17 Vijay hazare trophy and Deodhar trophy.

In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with seven dismissals in three matches. The following month, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy. In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy.

Vijay Shankar Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Vijay Shankar Captained Tamil Nadu Team for Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy for the Season 2021-2022; replaces Dinesh Karthik.

Indian Premier League

Vijay Shankar IPL In the Indian Premier League, he played one match for the Chennai Super Kings in 2014 and four for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017. His highest batting score was 63 not out against Gujarat Lions on 13 May 2017.

In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction.

He was traded back to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2019 IPL season. In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.

Vijay Shankar IPL 2022 In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

International Career
2017 Sri Lanka and Nidahas Trophy

On 20 November 2017, he was named as Bhuvneshwar Kumar's replacement in India's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play. In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy. He made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy on 6 March 2018. He took his first wicket in T20Is in his second match dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim via Umpire Decision Review System. In the second match of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy, he took two wickets for 32 runs, with India winning by 6 wickets, and he was named the player of the match.

2019 Australia Tours

In January 2019, Shankar was named the replacement for Hardik Pandya, who was banned for his controversial remarks on a TV show, for the remaining two One Day Internationals (ODI) of the Australian tour and the whole limited-overs series in New Zealand.

On 18 January 2019 he made his ODI debut against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

2019 Cricket World Cup

In April 2019, Vijay Shankar Cricketer was named in India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup ahead of experienced players like Ambati Rayudu. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five surprise picks for the tournament. He took a wicket with his first ball, becoming the third player to do so at a World Cup. Then, Shankar was ruled out of India's final two matches due to an injury, with Mayank Agarwal named as his replacement.

Personal Life

On 20 August 2020, Shankar announced engagement with Vaishali Visweswaran and married her on 27 January 2021.