DTVHINDI“When Mayank went out, Rahul sir told me that….”- Yash Thakur said about KL Rahul after taking 5 wicket haul
After KL Rahul won the toss and chose to bat first, Marcus Stoinis scored 58 runs in 43 balls and Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni played important roles as the Super Giants reached 163/5 in 20 overs. Titans had a great start in the run chase also. As expected, Lucknow handed the ball to Mayank Yadav in the powerplay. However, he bowled only one over and gave away 13 runs in it. After that Mayank went out of the field due to side strain problem. After this, Thakur gave the first success to Lucknow by dismissing the in-form Shubman Gill on the last ball of the sixth over. Finally, by the time he finished his spell, the young bowler completed the haul of five wickets for 30 runs in 3.5 overs and GT was all out for 130 runs. Yash received the Player of the Match award for this brilliant performance. After receiving the Player of the Match award, Yash Thakur revealed the advice he received from captain KL Rahul. “Once Mayank left, Rahul sir told me that this could be my day and I could win the match for the team,” he said in the post-match press conference. “He told me to support myself and support what I can control instead of worrying about what I can’t control.” Let us tell you that, Lucknow Super Giants registered their third consecutive win and now come at number 3 in the IPL 2024 points table after Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shubman Gill Bowled Video: This is how Yash Thakur tightened the noose on Shubman Gill with his brilliant ball.
Shubman Gill was able to play an inning of 19 runs against Lucknow Super Giants. Shubman Gill & Yash Thakur (Photo Source: IPL 2024, LSG vs GT: Yash Thakur Bowled Shubman Gill: The 21st match of IPL 2024 is being played between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants team was able to score only 163 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Gujarat Titans had a great start while chasing the target. Both Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan were taking the team forward in the run chase. But in the last over of the powerplay, Yash Thakur gave a big success to the team by clean bowling Shubman Gill. This is how Yash Thakur tightened his grip on Shubman Gill Yash Thakur was bowling the last over of the powerplay against Gujarat Titans. Yash Thakur had given 7 runs in the first four balls of the over, Shubman Gill could not score any runs on the fifth ball. Then on the last ball of the over, Yash Thakur bowled Shubman Gill and showed him the way to the pavilion. Shubhman Gill could score only 19 runs in 21 balls with the help of 2 fours. Gujarat Titans got the first blow on the score of 54. Watch the video of Shubman Gill’s dismissal here – BEAUTY 🔥 Yash Thakur breaches Shubman Gill’s defense with a superb delivery.#GT 54/1 in 6 overs Watch the match LIVE on @starsportsindia and @JioCinema #TATAIPL , #LSGvGT pic.twitter.com/qY8lwrHR4R — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 7, 2024 After the fall of Shubman Gill’s wicket, Gujarat Titans have completely lost the momentum. After Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson (1), BR Sharath (2), Sai Sudarshan (31), and Darshan Nalkande (12) also lost wickets. Gujarat Titans have lost 5 wickets at the score of 80.
IPL 2024: 3 big reasons why CSK should bring Shardul Thakur back in their playing 11
Out of the four matches played in IPL 2024, Chennai has won 2 and lost 2. Shardul Thakur and MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Things seem to be getting worse for five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who started IPL 2024 with a win, in the ongoing season. Let us tell you that the team had won two consecutive matches in the ongoing 17th season of IPL. So after this he has had to face defeat in two consecutive matches. On March 31, CSK was defeated by Delhi Capitals by 20 runs in the third match of the tournament, while yesterday on April 5, the Yellow Army was defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets at home. After two consecutive defeats of CSK, there is constant talk in the cricket world about changes in their playing eleven. But let us tell you that CSK has a history that they do not believe in much change in the team. But still there are 3 big reasons due to which he should bring back Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur in his team’s playing eleven. So let us try to know these three reasons in this article today: 1. CSK’s Indian pace bowling looks weak. MS Dhoni and Shardul Thakur. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) It has been seen so far in the tournament that CSK’s Indian fast bowling looks very weak. The team’s main fast bowler Deepak Chahar has not been able to find his rhythm yet, he is continuously spending runs at an economy of 9.63. On the other hand, Tushar Deshpande has not been able to show anything special yet. Tushar has been able to take only 2 wickets so far, while he has spent runs at an economy of 8.68. But if Shardul Thakur returns to the playing eleven of Chennai, then perhaps he has been able to perform better for them. Let us tell you that Shardul has a lot of IPL experience of bowling in death overs along with powerplay. Also, Shardul’s variation can be useful for CSK.
IPL 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.
‘He came here from Delhi at 5.30 in the morning’ – Anurag Thakur thanks Rohit Sharma for arriving at the inauguration of Khel Mahakumbh
Rohit Sharma reached Dharamshala by helicopter after the program. Rohit Sharma, Anurag Thakur and Rahul Dravid. (Image Source: X) Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) and head coach Rahul Dravid (Rahul Dravid) took time out from his busy schedule to participate in the opening ceremony of the third edition of Khel Mahakumbh in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. The event was on March 5, and Indian Sports Minister Anurag Thakur thanked Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid for attending the opening ceremony of the Khel Mahakumbh to inspire young athletes. Gave. Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid reached Hamirpur The event took place in Anurag Thakur’s constituency, Hamirpur, which is about 90 km from Dharamshala, where Team India will play the fifth and final Test of the ongoing five-match Test series against England from March 7. The Indian Sports Minister revealed during the program that he came from Delhi at 5:30 in the morning, for which she thanked him. Anurag Thakur said at the event: “Rohit Sharma has come here from Delhi at 5.30 am to inaugurate our Khel Mahakumbh, I thank him from the bottom of my heart. If Rohit wanted, he could have refused to come here because the 5th Test is to be played from 7, but he came because he knew that India’s future would be here. Sports Minister himself in awe of Rohit Sharma dedication. pic.twitter.com/stqDXKNtXw — KING⁴⁵ (@Ro45King) March 5, 2024 Hitman had reached Dharamshala by helicopter Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma reached Dharamshala by helicopter after the program. The Indian cricket team has performed brilliantly in the ongoing Test series against England. India had to face defeat by 28 runs in the first test match played in Hyderabad. After which they won the next three matches and won the series. Now, India will pose a tough challenge to England in Dharamsala to further strengthen their position in the ICC World Test Championship points table.
‘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
