DTVHINDIIPL 2024: Three main reasons why Shardul Thakur should include CSK in his playing XI against SRH
Chennai Super Kings has played three matches so far this season, out of which they have won two while the team has lost one. Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: Twitter) The 18th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings on April 5 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Chennai Super Kings had failed to register a win against Delhi Capitals in their previous match. Chennai Super Kings could not achieve the target of 192 runs but the team would definitely like to register a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Let us tell you, Chennai Super Kings has played three matches so far this season, out of which they have won two while the team has faced defeat in one. Talking about Sunrisers Hyderabad, the team had to face defeat against Gujarat Titans in its last match. So far, out of three matches, they have won one while they have faced defeat in two. Chennai Super Kings bowlers failed to show good performance against Delhi Capitals. Shardul Thakur who is one of the important players of Chennai Super Kings can be seen playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Let us tell you, Shardul Thakur has not yet played a single match for this franchise in the 2024 season. Today we will tell you the three main reasons why it is very important to include Shardul Thakur in the playing XI of Chennai Super Kings against Sunrisers Hyderabad. 1- Shardul Thakur can replace Mustafizur Rahman Shardul Thakur and MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) After the match played against Delhi Capitals, such reports are coming out that Mustafizur Rahman has returned to Bangladesh for US visa for T20 World Cup 2024. It is looking very difficult for them to play against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shardul Thakur could very well replace Mustafizur Rahman against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shardul Thakur has played 86 matches in the Indian Premier League and along with bowling, the experienced player can also come down and make important contributions with the batting.
‘Return to Team India is far away…’- Shardul Thakur does not have any hope even after scoring a century…!
Shardul Thakur’s last test match for India was against South Africa in January 2022. Shardul Thakur (Photo Source: Mumbai player Shardul Thakur had scored a brilliant century against Tamil Nadu in the semi-final match of Ranji Trophy 2024. Shardul Thakur faced 105 balls and scored 109 runs in the first innings with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes. Shardul Thakur also took 4 wickets while bowling and won the title of Player of the Match. Mumbai has secured a place in the final by defeating Tamil Nadu by an innings and 70 runs. Despite match-winning performances for Mumbai, Shardul Thakur feels that his return to Team India is still a long way off. Scoring a century is a big relief – Shardul Thakur Shardul Thakur’s last Test match for India was against South Africa in January 2022, since then he has been out of the team. Shardul Thakur was not selected for the five-match Test series against England. Shardul Thakur says that the century in Ranji Trophy has given him a sigh of relief after being dropped from Team India. Shardul Thakur also says that the team for the fifth Test against England has been announced, and the IPL is also about to start. Due to which he will have to wait to return to international cricket. Shardul Thakur, while speaking after the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Tamil Nadu, had said, ‘I think a comeback at the international level is still a long way off because the squad for the fifth Test has been announced and after that, we are going into the IPL so it is a long way off. Talking about his century against Tamil Nadu, Shardul Thakur said, ‘I’m not thinking that far. But yes, scoring a century is a big relief and it was very important for the team at that time.
Ranji Trophy 2024: After a brilliant performance with the bat against Tamil Nadu, Shardul Thakur wreaked havoc with the ball, watch video
The second semi-final match of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024 is being played between Tamil Nadu and Mumbai. Mumbai vs Tamil Nadu, 2nd Semi Final (Image Credit- Twitter Domestic tournament continues. The second semi-final match of Ranji Trophy is being played between Mumbai and Tamil Nadu at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, BKC. Let us tell you that in this match, Indian all-rounder player Shardul Thakur has performed amazingly with bat as well as bowling. Let us tell you that today on Monday, March 4, when Tamil Nadu came to bat in its second innings, Shardul gave a great start to Mumbai in the match by showing both the openers of the team the way to the pavilion. Shardul trapped wicketkeeper Narayan Jagadishan (0) LBW in the third over, then got Sai Sudarshan caught out by Hardik Teymor in the sixth over. Watch the video of 2 brilliant blows given by Shardul Thakur to Tamil Nadu. Fantastic Start 😊 Shardul Thakur dismisses N Jagadeesan and Sai Sudharsan early to give Mumbai the perfect start in the 2nd innings.@imShard , @IDFCFIRSTBank , #RanjiTrophy , #MUMvTN , #SF2 Scorecard ▶️ pic.twitter.com/IzNR1irHZt — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) March 4, 2024 Also, let us tell you that in this match, Shardul Thakur played a brilliant inning of 109 runs in the first innings of Mumbai, due to which Mumbai was successful in reaching the strong target of 378 runs in the first innings against Tamil Nadu. Shardul hit 13 fours and 4 sixes during his innings. Apart from this, Tanush Kotian also played a brilliant inning of 89* runs. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, till the time of writing the news, Tamil Nadu has scored 108 runs at the loss of 4 wickets after 37 overs in the second innings. Tamil Nadu still trails Mumbai by 124 runs on first innings basis. At present Baba Inderjeet is present at the crease with 61 runs and Vijay Shankar with 11 runs. So for Mumbai, till now Shardul Thakur has got 2 wickets and Mohit Awasthi and Tanush Kotian have got one wicket each. It is noteworthy that in reply to Mumbai’s 378 runs, Tamil Nadu’s first innings was reduced to only 146 runs.
After scoring a century in Ranji Trophy, Shardul Thakur gave a big statement about BCCI.
Shardul scored 109 runs in 105 balls with the help of 13 fours and four sixes. Shardul Thakur (Image Source: Indian team’s all-rounder Shardul Thakur has batted brilliantly against Tamil Nadu in the semi-final match of Ranji Trophy. When the team was in trouble, he became the troubleshooter for Mumbai. He scored 109 runs in 105 balls with the help of 13 fours and four sixes. For Shardul, this is his first first class century. Meanwhile, after the end of the second day’s play, he said that BCCI should take care of the gap between Ranji Trophy matches, because without adequate breaks, there will be a possibility of injury to the players. Actually, while posting on social media platform X, a user named Mohsin Kamal wrote, According to Shardul Thakur, BCCI should consider adequate break between Ranji Trophy matches. Just 3 days rest between 9 matches can cause many injuries. BCCI should consider enough break between Ranji Trophy matches; just 3 days rest time between 9 matches could lead to a lot of injuries: Shardul Thakur — Mohsin Kamal (@64MohsinKamal) March 3, 2024 Shardul Thakur took charge Talking about Mumbai vs Tamil Nadu match, Mumbai did not have a good start in reply to Tamil Nadu’s 146 runs and was in trouble after losing 7 wickets for just 106 runs. After this Shardul Thakur took charge. He made a partnership of 105 runs for the 8th wicket with Hardik Tamore. Tamore scored 35 runs in 93 balls. After this Shardul took the innings forward with Tanush Kotian. Both added 79 runs for the 9th wicket. In the 86th over, Kuldeep Sen broke this partnership by dismissing Shardul. By the end of the second day’s play, Mumbai scored 353 runs for 9 wickets. At present Kotian is unbeaten on 74 runs and Tushar Deshpande is unbeaten on 17 runs. Mumbai has got a lead of 207 runs. R Sai Kishore performed brilliantly for Tamil Nadu and took 6 wickets. With this, he has also become the highest wicket-taker in this Ranji Trophy 2023-24.
Shardul Thakur is not getting permission to play in Ranji Trophy, waiting to get RTP
Some time ago, NCA had advised Shardul Thakur to take rest. Shardul Thakur. (Image Source: Twitter) India’s star all-rounder Shardul Thakur has struggled with poor form due to an ankle injury during the South Africa tour, due to which he has been ruled out of both the national and domestic matches. Shardul is neither playing the ongoing Test series against England nor the Ranji Trophy game for Mumbai. He could not even be a part of the team in the matches against Kerala and Bengal. Shardul is still waiting for approval from the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Despite Mumbai’s hopes, NCA’s Return to Play (RTP) approval is not forthcoming. Mukesh Kumar and Prasidh Krishna were included in the team after Thakur was dropped from the team after Centurion’s defeat against South Africa in December 2023. Talking about Shardul Thakur, he is still waiting for approval from NCA so that he can play in the upcoming Ranji Trophy matches. Mumbai Chief Selector gave a big statement regarding Shardul Thakur Mumbai chief selector Raju Kulkarni was quoted by News18 as saying, “Shardul Thakur had some issues with his ankle and was advised two weeks of rest by the National Cricket Academy. He was in Bengaluru for further investigation and future action and is likely to be available for selection soon.” He further said, “We are still Shardul Thakur But we are waiting for the Return to Play (RTP) report of NCA. We have to follow the process and as soon as the report comes, we will get the approval to select him for Ranji Trophy. As of now, we have made necessary provisions and will select it only after the report comes from NCA. We hope that we will get the RTP before the sixth round match.” After his last appearance for Mumbai after the 2023 ODI World Cup, the right-arm pacer featured in a few Vijay Hazare Trophy matches against Saurashtra and Tripura. Recently, he was sold to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was signed for Rs 4 crore. His performance in the IPL will be very important to secure a place in Team India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad.
SA vs IND: Why were R Ashwin and Shardul Thakur out of Cape Town Test?
Ravindra Jadeja and Mukesh Kumar have been included in the playing eleven. RSA v IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) The second test match between India and South Africa is being played from today at Newlands, Cape Town. Where the host team won the toss and decided to bat first. Two changes were made by India in this match, in which Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur have been dropped from the playing eleven. Let us tell you that spin maestro Ashwin had taken only one wicket in the first Test in Centurion. Whereas Shardul Thakur took the important wicket of Dean Elgar, but he proved to be very expensive. Ravindra Jadeja has been included in place of Ashwin, while Mukesh Kumar has been included in place of Shardul. In the first test, Shardul failed to perform well with both ball and bat. Whereas Jadeja has played only one Test in South Africa and took six wickets in that match. It has often been seen that the team management shows confidence in Jadeja rather than Ashwin, as the left-arm spinner is considered as an experienced batsman. Famous Krishna managed to retain his place Captain Rohit Sharma was seen spending time with Mukesh Kumar during training and since then there was every possibility of him being included in the playing eleven. However, Prasidh Krishna did not perform well in the Centurion Test and it was believed that Mukesh could play in his place, but Prasidh managed to retain his place. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the second Test with a hamstring injury, while Gerald Coetzee has also been ruled out with inflammation in his pelvis. On the other hand, Tristan Stubbs made his debut. Also read- Virat Kohli shines in ICC Test Rankings, jumps four places, only Indian batsman in top-10
“Exclude Shardul Thakur from the team and bring this spinner in the team” – K Srikkanth’s demand for the second test match.
Ahead of the second Test match against South Africa, former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth demanded the inclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin in India’s playing eleven. Ashwin got a chance to play in the first Test due to Jadeja’s back spasm. In the Centurion Test, Ashwin bowled economically, conceding only 41 runs in 19 overs and taking just one wicket. Srikanth asked to choose Ashwin instead of Shardul Thakur. He believes that Jadeja and Ashwin together can put pressure on the Proteas batsmen. Despite India opting for a four-man pace attack in the opening Test, the former India opener suggested that Ashwin can team effectively with Jadeja as he bowls economical and can help India against South Africa in the upcoming Cape Town Test. Can present a challenge to the lineup. Ashwin is a better player than Shardul Thakur – K Srikanth Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, “I will still give a chance to Ashwin. I believe Ashwin is better than Shardul Thakur. I will play Ashwin instead of Shardul. Even if he doesn’t take five wickets, he will definitely take some (wickets). Probably, he will form a good combination with Jadeja and bowl tightly. These two can work together and take 4-5 wickets, you never know. That will be enough, he will have done his job.” It is noteworthy that the second and final Test is going to start from January 3 in Cape Town. In such a situation, Team India can consider changes in its playing eleven with the aim of leveling the series. Talking about the team combination, the 64-year-old stressed on the need for fairness and also talked about not dropping Prasidh Krishna after one match.
“Such useless bowling… yet Rohit Sharma did not say anything to him” – DK said about Shardul and Prasidh Krishna
India lost the first Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park, Centurion by an innings and 32 runs to go down 0-1 in the two-match series. In response to South Africa’s mammoth score of 408 runs, thanks to a brilliant century by Dean Elgar (185) in the first innings, the Rohit Sharma-led team could only score 245 and 131 runs in both the innings. After India’s defeat, Team India’s wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik strongly criticized the pair of Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna, who failed to provide any assistance to Jasprit Bumrah in bowling during the match. Commenting on his performance, Karthik said that Thakur was in the last series in South Africa as well but despite this, he had an ordinary performance this time. Rohit Sharma was very kind towards Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna – Dinesh Karthik Speaking on a Cricbuzz show, Dinesh Karthik said, “Shardul and Prasidh definitely need to improve their game. Rohit was very kind to him when he said that he is a young bowler. But Shardul was in the last series also. He performed very well. But this time it was a very normal performance. Prasidh Krishna is a young bowler and this shows that he does not have much first-class experience. He was giving more than one boundary ball. There was no control there and that is never a good sign in Test cricket. He further said that India missed Mohammed Shami, who has been ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury. He further named Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who worked brilliantly as the second or third seamer. Karthik further said, “In the last few years, India has prided itself on how good its bowling attack has been. But you can see that without Mohammed Shami, this Indian attack is not what it used to be. Before this, we had Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar. “They gave us the least continuity and that was largely lacking today.” Also read: What is the complete schedule of Team India for the next three months, know in one click
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