Shardul Thakur has set the Ranji Trophy on fire. This player is wreaking havoc with both the ball and the bat. Once again Shardul Thakur has done wonders in this tournament. This time Thakur showed his power in the quarterfinal match against Haryana. This right-handed all-rounder single-handedly dismissed 6 batsmen against Haryana. Thakur took 6 wickets for just 58 runs in 18.5 overs. The big thing is that Shardul Thakur bowled very tight. He did not give a single run in 82 balls out of 18.5 overs.
6 victims of Shardul ThakurShardul Thakur first took the wicket of Lakshya Dalal against Haryana. After this, he took the wicket of Rohit Pramod Sharma. In no time he completely destroyed the lower order of Haryana. This player also dealt with Anut Thakral, Jayant Yadav, Anshul Kamboj, and Ajit Chahal. Thakur has always shown his strength in difficult situations in the Ranji Trophy. In this match also at one time, Haryana was heading towards a big lead but Thakur bowled brilliantly and gave Mumbai an important lead of 14 runs.
Thakur's Wonder in Ranji TrophyTalking about the Ranji Trophy, Shardul Thakur has taken 32 wickets so far this season. This season, he has achieved the feat of taking five wickets in an innings for the first time. Not only this, Thakur has also shown his strength with the bat. This player has scored 396 runs at an average of 44, which includes 3 half-centuries and a century.
Will he return to Team India?Currently, Shardul Thakur is out of Team India. He was not selected for the Test team for the Australia tour. Not only this, no team bought this player in IPL as well. But the way Thakur has shown his strength in the Ranji Trophy, it seems that this player will soon return to Team India. That is because after the Champions Trophy, the Indian team has to tour England where it will play a Test series and Thakur can prove to be a trump card for Team India there.