| Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah | |
| Country: | Germany |
| Fullname: | Vijayshankar Bangalore Chikkannaiah |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Delhi, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Opening batsman |
| International: | true |
| T20idebutdate: | 11 May |
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Belgium |
| T20icap: | 5 |
| Lastt20idate: | 22 February |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Canada |
| Date: | 22 February 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1184115.html Cricinfo |
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]