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{{short description|German cricketer (born 1987)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah
| image =
| country = Germany
| full_name = Vijayshankar Bangalore Chikkannaiah
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Delhi, India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| role = Opening batsman
| hidedeliveries =
| 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 [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[Germany national cricket team|national team]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1184115.html |title=Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah |accessdate=15 June 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In May 2019, he was named in Germany's [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their [[German cricket team in Belgium in 2019|three-match series against Belgium]]. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000001/000176.shtml |title=Germany announce dates for first T20Is |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=11 May 2019 |archive-date=20 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320191645/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000001/000176.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his T20I debut against [[Belgium national cricket team|Belgium]] on 11 May 2019, managing seven runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19255/scorecard/1183920/belgium-vs-germany-1st-t20i-germany-tour-of-belgium-2019 |title=1st T20I, Germany tour of Belgium at Waterloo, May 11 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref> Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier]] tournament in Guernsey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.de/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-wir-fahren-nach-guernsey/ |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup – wir fahren nach Guernsey! |work=Deutscher Cricket Bund |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1231405 |title=Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref> He played in Germany's opening match of the Regional Finals, against [[Guernsey cricket team|Guernsey]], on 15 June 2019, scoring 11 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1185181.html |title=3rd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 15 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=15 June 2019}}</ref> However, he was later ruled out of the tournament, after suffering a knee injury in the match against [[Italy national cricket team|Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000008/000842.shtml |title=Denmark remain in contention |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902132243/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000008/000842.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=Cricket_Germany |number=1438579706455015428 |date=16 September 2021 |title=Our squad for the men’s T20 World Cup European Finals}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=Cricket_Germany |number=1487059646741426176 |date=28 January 2022 |title=Our 14 man squad for the ICC T0 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Oman from 17–24 February}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1184115}}

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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:German cricketers]]
[[Category:Germany Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:German people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Delhi]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Germany]]

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