The Sunrisers Hyderabad picked Vijayakanth Viyaskanth for a base price of Rs 50 lakh.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth is a young rising star from Sri Lanka and is currently in the limelight after replacing Hasranga at Sunrisers Hyderabad.
This news came into the limelight yesterday and netizens are very curious about Viyaskanth’s personal life. His fans keep searching for it so we’ve decided to provide all the authentic information.
In this blog, you can get all the details regarding Vijayakanth Viyaskanth’s personal life in one place so keep reading and supporting us.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth IPL Salary, Price, Personal Life: Meet the young talent of Sri Lanka
The 22-year-old Sri Lankan athlete has played only one T20 for Sri Lanka at the time of writing. He got the limelight after he replaced Haranga from Sunrisers Hyderabad and picked for a base price of 50 Lakh.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth Personal Life, Age
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth was born on December 5, 2001, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He is 22 years old as of 2023 and holds Sri Lankan nationality.
He is a right-handed batter and Right-arm leg break spinner. He debuted his cricketing career on October 4, 2023, versus Afghanistan and wears 55 number jersey.
Career, and stats
Vijayakanth started his career for a domestic team named Jaffna Kings and made his debut on December 04, 2020, in the 2020 Lanka Premier League. Viyaskanth was selected to show his abilities for Jaffana Kings in November 2021, following the players’ draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
On December 30, 2022, this young cricketer made his List A debut for the team Jaffna in the 2021–22 SLC National Super League.
He was again picked by the Jaffna Kings in 2022 for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. Viyaskanth Proved himself after taking 13 wickets in the season and was one of the leading wicket-takers in the tournament.
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A turning point came in 2022 when he joined the Chattogram Challengers for the 2022-23 Bangladesh Premier League. On December 22, 2023, he made his first-class debut for the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club against Nondescripts in the 2023–24 Major League Tournament.
In August 2023, he made his first-class debut and joined Mi Emiratesto to play for them in the 2024 International League T20. It was also a good season for him and he picked 8 wickets in the whole tournament. Vijay was the most economical bowler for his team, going at 5.43 runs per over.
These days he again came into the limelight after he joined the renowned cricket league the Indian Premier League (IPL). Vijayakanth Viyaskanth was picked by the two-time IPL winner Sunrisers Hyderabad for the base price of 50 lakh. Vijayakanth replaces Hasranga in the 2024 IPL season.
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth International Career
As per the sources, he was selected for the Sri Lankan team for the 2023 Asian Games. On October 4, 2023, made his debut internationally against Afghanistan.
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