Delhi: Shardul Thakur of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has set a great example of return. First he stayed out of the Indian team for a long time, then he did not get any bid in the IPL auction. But he not only impressed franchise and stakeholders in the IPL, but after Mohsin Khan was injured, he was included as a late replacement in the Lucknow team.
Shardul bang start
Shardul Thakur’s return did not stop here. In his first IPL match, but in his first over, he took two important wickets-Jake Fraser-Macagark and Abhishek Poreel. Before this match, it was believed that the bowling of the Lucknow team seems to be the weakest without their star bowlers, but the same Lucknow team gave the Delhi team one after the other and the biggest hand in it was that of Shardul Thakur. Who gave 2 big wickets to his team in the very first over of the match.
2 wickets in first over… 💥💥
Shardul Thakur Came as a replacement player for this tournament and immediatily started#DCVLSG pic.twitter.com/6ac2w1fsbh
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Shardul’s cricket trip
Thakur was not purchased in the IPL auction, and later his plan was to play county cricket in England, where he wanted to play for Essex, but luck supported him and he got a chance in Lucknow.
Shardul’s performance in domestic cricket
Shardul Thakur has a great figure in domestic cricket. In the Ranji Trophy, he took 35 wickets in 9 matches. Apart from this, he also scored 505 runs, his average of 42. He was successful in taking 10 wickets in 7 matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while he took 15 wickets in 9 matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, his average of 24 in this tournament.
Correct decision by lsg
Subsequently, Lucknow Super Giants took the right decision by including Shardul in the team. While on the one hand, he had taken a wrong decision to retain Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan, by bringing Shardul into his team, he strengthened his team.
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