Yash Thakur

Yash Thakur

Personal information
Full name	Yash Ravisingh Thakur
Born	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 26) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Bowling	Right arm Fast medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2023–present	Lucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition T20 LA FC Matches 46 32 15 Runs scored 28 35 59 Batting average 9.33 2.69 6.55 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 10 6* 10* Balls bowled 902 1429 2243 Wickets 68 48 40 Bowling average 15.89 24.77 26.40 5 wickets in innings 0 1 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/5 5/53 6/50 Catches/stumpings 12/0 5/0 8/0
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2023

Yash Thakur (born 28 December 1998) is an Indian cricketer.[1] He plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League . He made his List A debut for Vidarbha in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 28 November 2018.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.[4] On 8 December 2021, on the opening day of the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Thakur took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[5]

He was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for 45 lakhs in the players auction ahead of 2023 IPL,[6] and made his IPL debut on 3 April 2023 against Chennai Super Kings.[7]

Yash Takur became the first bowler of IPL 2024 to take 5 Wickets in a match against Gujrat Titans at the Ekana Stadium.[8]

References

1. "Yash Thakur". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Punjab v Vidarbha at Delhi, Feb 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
3. "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Raipur, Nov 28 - Dec 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
4. "Group B, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Surat, Feb 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
5. "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Thakur's five-for sets up seven-wicket win for Vidarbha". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
6. "2023 IPL Players Auction". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
7. "6th Match (N), Chennai, April 03, 2023, Indian Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
8. "IPL 2024 LSG vs GT". SportsTiger. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links

• Yash Thakur at ESPNcricinfo