Abstract: A table tennis racket for shakehand grip style, in which a player having an index finger in contact with a backhand side of a racket body while grasping a handgrip of the racket with a thumb and middle, ring, and little fingers. The player can enhance powerful offensive strokes, and does not immoderately move his or her wrist when flipping the batting side to use both sides of the racket during a game. A beginner can easily enjoy playing table tennis using both sides of the racket with little slide and shake. The table tennis racket includes a racket body; two hitting surfaces formed on both sides of the body, each of the hitting surfaces covered with a rubber sheet; a handgrip extending downwards from the racket body; and projections extending outwards from an outer surface of the handgrip and supported by player's fingers when a player grips the handgrip.