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Shardul Thakur
Personal information
Full name
Shardul Narendra Thakur
Born(1991-10-16)16 October 1991(age 33)
Palghar,Maharashtra,India
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armmedium
Rolebowling All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap294)12 October 2018 vWest Indies
Last Test7 June 2023 vAustralia
ODI debut (cap218)31 August 2017 vSri Lanka
Last ODI19 October 2023 vBangladesh
ODI shirt no.54 (formerly 10)
T20I debut (cap73)21 February 2018 vSouth Africa
Last T20I20 February 2022 vWest Indies
T20I shirt no.54
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2014Mumbai
2015–2016Kings XI Punjab
2017Rising Pune Supergiants(squad no. 10)
2018–2021, 2024Chennai Super Kings(squad no. 54)
2022Delhi Capitals
2023Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 8 44 25 73
Runs scored 254 319 69 1,541
Batting average 19.53 17.31 23.00 16.39
100s/50s 0/4 0/1 0/1 0/9
Top score 67 50* 68* 87
Ballsbowled 1,107 1,541 506 12,801
Wickets 29 63 33 242
Bowling average 24.44 30.34 23.39 28.07
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 13
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/61 4/37 4/27 7/61
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 7/– 20/–
Medal record
Men'sCricket
RepresentingIndia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2023 India
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up 2021–2023
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2018 United Arab Emirates
Winner 2023 Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source:ESPNcricinfo,25 September 2023

Shardul Narendra Thakur(born 16 October 1991) is an Indian internationalcricketerwho plays forMumbaiin domestic cricket and has previously appeared for severalIndian Premier Leagueteams. He is a bowler who bats right-handed and bowls right armmedium pace.[2]He was a part of the Indian squad which won the2018 Asia Cupand the2023 Asia Cup.

Domestic career

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Thakur was initially criticized for his lack of height for a fast bowler (he is 5 ft 9 in) and for being overweight for some time (83 kg) but he ultimately became a part of Mumbai domestic team.[3]

In November 2012, he made his first-class debut forMumbaiagainstRajasthanatJaipurin the2012–13 Ranji Trophy.[4]He did not have a good start to his career as he took four wickets at a bowling average of 82.0 from his first four games. In2013–14 Ranji season,he took 27 wickets at 26.25 from six games, with one five-wicket haul. In the2014-15 Ranji season,he took 48 wickets at 20.81 from ten games with five five-wicket hauls.[5] He made hisList Adebut on 27 February 2014, for Mumbai in the2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[6]

In2015-16 Ranji Trophyfinal, he took eight wickets againstSaurashtraand ledMumbaito win its 41stRanji Trophytitle.[7]

International career

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He was named inIndia's16-man squad forIndia's Test tour of West Indies in 2016,but he did not play.[8]In August 2017, he was named in India's limited-overs squad for the seriesagainst Sri Lanka.[9]He made hisOne Day International(ODI) debut on 31 August 2017 against Sri Lanka.[10]

He became the second Indian cricketer to wear the number 10 jersey afterSachin Tendulkar,which raised various controversial comments in social media. Later, he changed his jersey number to 54 due to controversy. On 29 November 2017,Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) retired Tendulkar's No. 10 jersey.[11]

He made hisTwenty20 International(T20I) debut for Indiaagainst South Africaon 21 February 2018.[12]

In March 2018, he was selected to play in the2018 Nidahas Trophy.[13]In a match against Sri Lanka he took a career best 4-27[14]to bring the game back to India's favour, winning the Man Of the Match award. He finished with 6 wickets from 5 matches at an average of 29.33.[15]

In May 2018, he was named in India'sTestsquad for the one-off Testagainst Afghanistanin June 2018, but did not play.[16]

In October 2018, he made his Test debut against theWest Indies,making him the 294th player to representTeam Indiain Tests.[17]His debut ended after bowling just 10 deliveries due to suffering from a groin strain in his right leg.[18] In the historic Gabba Test vs Australia, Shardul made 67 in the first innings and took a total of 7 wickets in that match. Thakur was included in the India squad for the2021 England tour.[19]He was employed as an extra seam bowler in the First Test atNottingham.[20]An injury ruled him out of the next two Tests before he returned for the Fourth Test atthe Oval.[21]He made 57 in 36 balls in India's first innings, reaching his half-century in 31 balls, the fastest in Tests played in England.[22]In the second innings, he scored 60 in 72 balls to help India post 466. He took three crucial wickets with the ball, dismissingOllie Popefor 81 in the first innings, andRory BurnsandJoe Rootin the second, and was instrumental in securing his team's victory. Thakur finished the series with 117 runs at 39 with the bat, while claiming seven wickets at 22 with the ball.The Guardianwrote, "The journeyman bowler who bats transformed himself into Kapil Dev, repeatedly delivering a considered counter-attack with bat and ball that permitted not a shred of self-doubt. Though his bowling might be specifically suited to English conditions, he made the absolute most of his talents."[23]

In September 2021, Thakur was named as one of three reserve players in India's squad for theT20 World Cupto be held in October.[24]On 13 October, Thakur replacedAxar Patelin India's main squad for the tournament.[25]He was included in the playing eleven for two games of the tournament.[26][27]

In the second Test matchagainst South Africaat theWanderers Stadiumin January 2022, Shardul Thakur registered his firstfive-wicket haulin Test matches, and also registered the best bowling figures for an Indian bowler against South Africa.[28]His figures were 7/61, which helped India bowl out South Africa for 229. He also provided a quickfire cameo of 28 runs to help increase India's lead in the second innings, however India lost the match. Thakur's match figures were 8/108.[29]

In January 2023, Thakur scored a total of 6 wickets in the ODI series vs NZ. Also he became Player of the match in the 3rd ODI by scoring 25 runs with bat and 3 wickets.[30]

IPL career

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Thakur was signed byKings XI Punjabat the2014 IPL player auctionahead of the 2015 season ofIndian Premier Leagueand made his debut againstDelhi Daredevils,taking one wicket in his four overs. In March 2017, he was acquired byRising Pune Supergiantsfor thetenth seasonof the IPL[31]and in January 2018, was bought byChennai Super Kingsahead of the next season.

In 2019 Chennai reached theIPL final;Thakur took two wickets but was out off the final ball of the match with two runs required for victory.[32]In 2021, he was the leading wicket-taker for Chennai with 21 wickets during the season.[33]

In February 2022, he was bought byDelhi Capitalsin theauctionfor the2022 Indian Premier Leaguetournament.[34]After playing in 14 matches during the season, in November 2022 he was traded to theKolkata Knight Ridersin exchange forAman Khanahead of the auctions for the 2023 season of IPL[35]securing a staggering deal of ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million).[36]

Personal life

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In November 2021, Thakur got engaged to Mittali Parulkar.[37]The pair got married on February 27, 2023.[38][39]

References

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  2. ^Bhattacharyya, Wriddhaayan (7 September 2021)."Shardul Thakur, from bowler-batsman to an all-rounder".Sportstar.Retrieved25 November2022.
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  25. ^"Shardul Thakur replaces Axar Patel in Team India's World Cup squad".Board of Control for Cricket in India.Retrieved13 October2021.
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  31. ^Shardul Thakur joins Rising Pune Supergiant
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