Shivsinh Jaysinh Thakor (born 22 October 1993) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler, he previously played for Leicestershire, making his First-class debut in April 2011 as a 17-year-old against Loughborough MCCU, where he became the youngest Leicestershire player to score a century. Early life Thakor was born in Leicester to parents from Gujarat, India and educated at Loughborough Grammar School then Uppingham School, where he excelled at cricket. He is now a free agent having been found guilty of exposing himself to two women without consent. Playing career Leicestershire Thakor signed a three-year deal with Leicestershire as a 17-year-old, in November 2010. In March 2011, Thakor won the Young Sports Personality of the Year at the 10th annual British Asian Sports Awards ceremony. Thakor has often been hailed as the British Asian community's next great cricketing hope and has drawn comparisons with greats like Viv Richards, Marcus Trescothick and his idol Sachin Tendulkar. Thakor made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in a university match against Loughborough MCCU at Grace Road in April 2011. In the first and only innings he came to the crease with Leicestershire at 63–4, and he and teammate James Taylor put on a Leicestershire fifth-wicket record partnership of 330. Thakor scored 134 on his first-class debut, becoming Leicestershire's youngest centurion as well as the first Leicestershire born batsman to make a century on debut. Thakor was quick to acknowledge James Taylor's calming effect upon reaching his century. Four days after his debut, Thakor was called up for his List A against Northamptonshire at Northampton. Thakor scored 13, coming in at number six in a seven-wicket loss for Leicestershire. The following day he followed up his debut with a one-day match against Scotland. Thakor came in at number five and scored 13, which included a six as Leicestershire recorded a 32-run victory. His next taste of first-class cricket came on 2 August 2011 as he was selected to play against Kent in a drawn match at Grace Road. Thakor scored 10 in his first innings, as Leicestershire were bowled out for 257. In his second innings, he scored 34 in 100 balls, to help Leicestershire towards a healthy total. Derbyshire In 2015 Thakor signed for Derbyshire, and was selected for the opening game of the season vs Lancashire, taking 2-28 including the