'Stand and deliver!': Shardul Thakur hammers Starc for 'Steve Waugh-like' drive through covers
Cricket | January 17, 2021 11:26 ISTShardul Thakur put on a gritty shift alongside Washington Sundar on Day 3 of the Brisbane Test against Australia.
Shardul Thakur put on a gritty shift alongside Washington Sundar on Day 3 of the Brisbane Test against Australia.
Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur have gone past the Indian record for the seventh-wicket partnership at The Gabba.
It is likely that India will have the remaining of the full squad to choose their XI for the Sydney Test which pertains to only two spots in the lineup - of that of Rohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav.
The final call on who will play between Shardul and T Natarajan will be taken by the head coach Ravi Shastri, stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane and bowling coach Bharathi Arun after reaching Sydney.
A part of the playing eleven in the last three ODIs India played prior to this series in New Zealand, Thakur was not picked for the first two games at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Warner, who made two half-centuries in the two games, and Finch had put on 156 in the first match and 142 in the second for the opening wicket as Australia rattled off record totals against India.
With the two white ball series (T20Is and ODIs) slated before the marquee four-Test rubber, the selection committee under Sunil Joshi's chairmanship is expected to pick a jumbo squad for all three formats when it meets later this week.
Harbhajan recalled his memory of an IPL match when Indian paceman Shardul Thakur was getting hammered by the opposition batsman but Dhoni remained calm.
Washington admitted that he has been focussing a lot on batting and he knows the aspects he needs to make sure of while batting
Shardul Thakur became the first Team India player to train outdoors earlier today. However, according to a report, the BCCI is not impressed with his act.
Bowler Shardul Thakur became the first India cricketer to return to outdoor training.
Indian pacer Shardul Thakur insisted that the side will play with freedom after having lost the series against New Zealand.
With seven needed off the last over, Shardul picked two wickets and there were two run-outs as the Kiwis lost the plot completely to take the game into another Super Over.
New Zealand once again choked from a winning position as India beat the Black Caps via Super Over in the 4th T20I in Wellington.
Shardul Thakur showed form with the bat against West Indies and Sri Lanka and said that scoring runs down the order is crucial for the team.
Navdeep Saini, who was named the Man of the Match in the second T20I in Indore, made an appearance in Yuzvendra Chahal's 'Chahal TV' alongside Shardul Thakur.
Shardul Thakur picked three wickets while conceding only 23 runs in the second T20I against Sri Lanka in Indore.
Shardul's unbeaten 17 off 6 balls ensured India's 2-1 series win over Windies on Sunday.
Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase before Shardul Thakur played the most defining cameo of his short career to power India to a series-winning four-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third ODI.
Shardul Thakur was the real game-changer for India as he slammed unbeaten 17 runs off 6 balls in the business end of the match to steal the game for hosts.
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