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Background :

Shardul Thakur the Indian Cricketer hails from Palghar in Maharashtra. Shardul Thakur has the amazing ability to provide breakthroughs when the team needs them the most. When playing for the Indian national team, right-arm fast bowler Shardul Thakur brings that same quality to the field. Cricketer Shardul Narendra Thakur represents India internationally. Shardul Thakur was born on October 16, 1991. Every team has that one bowler that always comes on to bowl and takes wickets. Shardul Thakur is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium-pace bowler. Shardul Thakur is a formidable quick bowler known for his hard-hitting style and ability to swing the ball away from right-handers. Shardul Thakur has emerged as a key player for Mumbai, particularly with the new ball. In February 2016, Shardul Thakur played a pivotal role in Mumbai’s 41st Ranji Trophy victory. In the championship game against Saurashtra, Shardul Thakur took eight wickets, including a remarkable dismissal of Cheteshwar Pujara on the third day. Shardul Thakur’s delivery rose sharply from a length, striking the bat’s shoulder, and was hailed as the standout moment of the match.Mittali Parulkar and Shardul Thakur got engaged in November 2021. The couple tied the knot in February 2023.

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Shardul Thakur, despite initial criticism for his height and weight, became a part of the Mumbai domestic team. Shardul Thakur’s first-class debut for Mumbai was in November 2012, where Shardul Thakur struggled initially with a bowling average of 82.0 from his first four games. However, Shardul Thakur improved in the following seasons, taking 27 wickets at 26.25 in 2013-14 and an impressive 48 wickets at 20.81 in 2014-15. Shardul Thakur made his List A debut in February 2014 and his ODI debut in August 2017 against Sri Lanka. Shardul Thakur wore the number 10 jersey initially, following Sachin Tendulkar, but later changed it to 54 due to controversy. Shardul Thakur made his T20I debut in February 2018 and was selected for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy. In the historic Gabba Test against Australia, Shardul Thakur scored 67 runs and took 7 wickets. Shardul Thakur performed well in the 2021 England tour, with a quick half-century and three crucial wickets in the fourth Test. Shardul Thakur was named as a reserve player for the T20 World Cup in 2021 but later joined the main squad. Shardul Thakur achieved his first five-wicket haul in Test matches against South Africa in January 2022, taking 7/61. Shardul Thakur also contributed 28 runs with the bat in that match. In January 2023, Shardul Thakur performed well in the ODI series against New Zealand, taking 6 wickets and winning the Player of the Match award in the third ODI.Shardul Thakur scored his third consecutive fifty-plus at the Oval during the World Test Championship match versus Australia. The Australian pacers targeted Shardul Thakur with short-ball attacks when Shardul Thakur entered the batting order at number seven, but Shardul Thakur played an aggressive inning, reaching fifty off 108 balls despite being attacked. Sadly, Shardul Thakur was caught by Australia skipper Pat Cummins and dismissed on 51. India finally lost their first-innings lead of 173 runs after being knocked out for 296. Shardul Thakur joins Don Bradman and Allan Border in a select group of players thanks to his accomplishment of three straight fifties at the Oval. Notably, since the World Test Championship began in 2019, Shardul Thakur is the only player to record as many fifty-plus runs when batting at number seven or below in England. All four of Shardul Thakur’s Test hundreds have been scored on foreign venues, and Shardul Thakur’s first century came in the illustrious Gabba Test against Australia in January 2021.