Yash Thakur (born 28 December 1998) is an Indian

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er. He plays for

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the west Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Forming the eastern part of the state, it comprises Amravati Division, Amrav ...

in domestic cricket and previously appeared for

Lucknow Super Giants The Lucknow Super Giants, also known as LSG, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Sanjiv Goenka of the RPSG Group. Ekana Cricket ...

in the

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. He made his

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debut for

in the

2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 24th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. It was held between 25 February and 20 March 2017. Tamil Nadu won the tournament, beating Bengal Bengal ( ...

on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the

2018–19 Ranji Trophy The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between November 2018 and February 2019. Vidarbha were the defending champions. The final took place between ...

on 28 November 2018. He made his

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debut for Vidarbha in the

2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the eleventh edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Played from 24 March to 7 April 2015, it was contested by 37 Ranji Trophy teams, including the nine expansion ...

on 21 February 2019. On 8 December 2021, on the opening day of the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Thakur took his first

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in List A cricket. He was bought by

for 45 lakhs in the players auction ahead of 2023 IPL, and made his IPL debut on 3 April 2023 against

Chennai Super Kings The Chennai Super Kings, also known as CSK, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was one of the eight debut franchises when the league was establ ...

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

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* 1998 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Vidarbha cricketers Cricketers from Kolkata Lucknow Super Giants cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1998-stub