A light-hearted conversation between Shardul Thakur and the commentator stole the show, with the all-rounder’s witty “You can’t keep me outside the Indian team” remark going viral.
Shardul Thakur believes he was under-utilised during India’s previous Test tour of England, particularly with the ball. The all-rounder has since backed up his claims with a string of impactful performances, reaffirming his value as a dependable seam-bowling all-rounder.
Shardul Thakur believes he was under-utilised during India’s previous Test tour of England, particularly with the ball. The all-rounder has since backed up his claims with a string of impactful performances, reaffirming his value as a dependable seam-bowling all-rounder.
Shardul Thakur turned the game on its head in Dharamshala with an emotional spell that included the prized wicket of close friend Shreyas Iyer, sparking a major Punjab Kings collapse with his aggressive pace bowling.
Shardul Thakur turned the game on its head in Dharamshala with an emotional spell that included the prized wicket of close friend Shreyas Iyer, sparking a major Punjab Kings collapse with his aggressive pace bowling.
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Hardik Pandya and men are all set to take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad tomorrow and it will be a promising encounter. There is still no news on the arrival of Rohit Sharma as the fans continue to speculate.
Hardik Pandya and men are all set to take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad tomorrow and it will be a promising encounter. There is still no news on the arrival of Rohit Sharma as the fans continue to speculate.
Rohit Sharma, earlier in the 2008 inaugural season of IPL played for Deccan Chargers, after which in 2011 he was bought by Mumbai Indians in the auction and ever since he has been a part of the Paltan.
Mumbai Indians are gearing up for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League 2026.
The five-time IPL champions confirmed Thakur’s entry in the franchise via social media post on Thursday, November 13.
Ravichandran Ashwin accidentally made a big reveal regarding a possible trade deal ahead of IPL 2026.
Thakur has been out of the scheme of things in limited overs for India from the last two years. He was a part of the India squad in the 2023 ODI World Cup at home and went on to play only three matches in that tournament.
His previous appearance for India came in the Mumbai Test against New Zealand late last year, one of his six Test matches overall.
The 34-year-old is expected to lead the Indian side in the Asia Cup T20I tournament next month.
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With India trailing 2-1 in the five-match Test series, and their position isn’t that good in the fourth Test, the bowlers need to step up for the team
Over one month has passed since the end of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025 and the franchises have already started preparing for the next edition in 2026
The practice session ahead of the third Test match saw Jasprit Bumrah back in the team training as he is all set to play the game after opting out of the second Test match
Apart from Manjrekar, several former cricketers questioned the proper utilisation of Shardul Thakur in the first Test of the series.
Notably, the Mumbai all-rounder bowled only six overs and conceded 38 runs without picking a wicket in the first England innings.
Ahead of India’s crucial challenge, SportsTiger has come up with three reasons why India should prefer Shardul over Nitish in the playing XI.
Shardul, who played his last international Test game in December 2023, will be seen playing under Gill’s leadership in the tour coming ahead.
LSG skipper, Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to field first vs MI in IPL 2025.
Ahead of the crucial competition, Rohit and Thakur had an amiable moment with each other.
After the match against GT, Thakur appeared in a post-match press conference and attacked commentators for their constant criticism of bowlers.
With a solitary wicket to his bag in the match against GT, Digvesh Rathi finished with the figures of 1/30, whereas Shardul Thakur ended with figures of 2/34.
Thakur became the recipient of the Player of the Match (POTM) award for his standout bowling for LSG against SRH in IPL 2025.
Shardul Thakur clinched 4/34 figures with the ball to help LSG win their maiden IPL 2025 game against SRH.
Following Rishabh’s failure in two consecutive games, an anchor lost his patience and got rankled on the famous sports broadcaster Vikrant Gupta’s YouTube show Sports Tak.
As SRH were batting first, Shardul Thakur was the first strike for LSG as he dismissed Abhishek Sharma (6 off 6) at the score of 15 runs in 2.1 overs.
In the IPL 2025 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on March 27, Shardul Thakur delivered a pivotal performance for LSG.
As LSG were on their way to defend 209 runs, Shardul Thakur gave visitors a fiery start as he took two wickets in the very first over of the innings.
LSG will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against the Delhi Capitals on Monday, March 24, in Visakhapatnam.
Shardul Thakur has been with LSG since the start of their preparations for IPL 2025.
Despite getting unsold in the mega auction, Shardul Thakur is likely to join LSG for IPL 2025 as he was seen in the LSG camp donning their practice kit with just a week left before the start of the tournament.
During the distinguished tournament, some Team India players looked in fine touch and made headlines for their performances.
Indian cricketer Shardul Thakur has signed with Essex to play in seven County Championship matches in the April and May window after being snubbed from the IPL.
Yash Rathod also completed his half-century on day two along with skipper Akshay Wadkar’s 34-run knock off 62 balls as Vidarbha were bowled out for 383 runs in the first innings.
The 33-year-old, who was snubbed of an IPL contract, also added that he was open to playing the County Cricket Championship in order to mark his return in the Indian side.
Shardul Thakur got the better of three of the Meghalaya batters without troubling the scorers, to complete a hat-trick in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 clash.
Mumbai need to win against Meghalaya outright with a bonus point, to give themselves the best possible chance to make the next stage of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
Gautam Gambhir addressed the reasoning behind picking younger players in the Indian squad for the BGT Test series.
Reportedly, the selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar is looking for an fast-bowling allrounder option for the BGT 2024-25.
Shardul Thakur battled through a high fever and scored 36 runs in the Irani Cup match against Rest of India.
The Ranji Trophy 2024 champions, Mumbai will take on Rest of India in the Irani Cup 2024 from October 1 to 5 in Lucknow.
The five-day tournament is set to be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from October 1 to 5.
Shardul Thakur missed out on competitive cricket due to an ankle injury sustained a few months ago, last playing for CSK in IPL 2024.
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India battled countless adversities to slay the mighty Aussies at their fortress of Gabba in the final Test and emerged victorious.
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Earlier in the match, it was the home skipper, KL Rahul who won the toss and invited the visitors to bat first.
Mumbai reduced Vidarbha to 31/3 before the close of play on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final after getting bowled out for 224 runs.
Shardul Thakur registered his first hundred in Ranji Trophy to rescue Mumbai in the semi-final against Tamil Nadu.
Thakur’s fireworks continued before the CSK star was caught out at the score of 109 in 105 balls with 13 fours and sixes.
Mumbai, who have achieved four outright wins in five matches in the Elite Group B of the Ranji Trophy, are very close to securing their spot in the knockout stage of the tournament.
After Thakur completed his batting, the physio put an ice pack sling on his shoulder.
Rahul and Athiya had been dating for quite some time, and they decided to take the relationship a step ahead by getting married in a traditional Hindu wedding.
Ravindra had a brilliant outing in the ODI World Cup 2023 and captured everyone’s attention and interest.
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Apart from these two franchises, the LSG will look to go after Lockie Ferguson in the IPL 2024 auction.
It has been also reported that a captain switches their IPL team in a mega trade deal, with negotiations going on currently, but no deal has been signed yet.
The Men in Blue thumped Bangla Tigers at the MCA Stadium in Pune, Maharashtra, by a margin of seven wickets to extend their win tally to 4-0 in the ICC tournament.
Rohit Sharma scored an incredible 131 runs in just 84 balls to help India secure their second straight ODI World Cup 2023 win against Afghanistan.
However, the side will see the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after the two were given rest for the first two matches of the series.
Axar Patel has been ruled out with R Ashwin likely to make into Playing XI for third ODI against Australia.
Gautam Gambhir believed that the Men in Blue should drop Thakur from the playing XI and instead play with an extra seamer.
Having made his debut in the 50-over format, the 32-year-old has 162 wickets under his name till now in the 90 limited over matches he has played.
Sanju Samson will also be travelling with the Asia Cup 2023 squad as reserve wicket-keeper
Thakur has picked up the highest number of wickets in ODI format since the 2019 World Cup, with a total of 48 wickets in 32 games.
Thakur put up a good show with the ball as he took one wicket in three overs, as he dismissed WI opener Brandon King on 17 runs during the eighth over.
With the help of the much-needed partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur, the Indian cricket team managed to avoid the follow-on against a rampaging Australia, before getting bowled out 296.
The WTC Final 2023 will be played between India and Australia at the Oval, London from June 7 to 11.
Mohit Sharma sustained a mild injury in the second over earlier in the innings and later walked off the field.
Thakur emerged as the star of KKR vs RCB IPL 2023 encounter after his explosive 68 off 29 knock.
Thakur scored 68 off 29 balls with 9 boundaries and 3 sixes.
Around 200 to 250 guests will attend the wedding and the ceremony will take place in Mumbai.
New reports have suggested that Shardul could fly to Australia along with Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami after news came to the fore that Deepak Chahar may not be able to recover in time for the T20 World Cup.
Chahar had earlier been ruled out of the ODI series against South Africa.
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The brilliant catch from Thakur reminded fans of the famous catch from Kapil Dev in the 1983 World Cup final at the Lord’s to dismiss Vivian Richards.
KKR are currently at 51/2 after 7 overs.
Chennai Super Kings also showed interest for a while, but they backed out feeling the purse constraint.
There is a possibility that they might have been talking about the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auctions.
Elgar, Khawaja, Liton, Stokes and Thakur also move up; Taylor signs off from Test cricket in 28th position.
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Despite not being a part of the Playing XI, Virat Kohli made a contribution to the team.
Shardul Thakur’s spell on Day 2 has put the Men in Blue on the brim of history. Not only do they lead the series 1-0 but have a real chance at clinching the series by winning the ongoing Test in Johannesburg.
The netizens brought their creative best to praise the Indian cricketer.
The Chennai Super Kings pacer was part of the T20 World Cup squad and is currently enjoying an off time before being on the flight to South Africa for an away series.
“Well done @shreyas41 making all the right moves,” Hitman captioned the Instagram reel.
Team India desperately need a big win against Afghanistan to still be in contention for the final 4 spots and therefore, team management has decided to make some changes in Playing XI ahead of the big clash.
Shardul Thakur had an impressive IPL 2021 season with Chennai Super Kings – scalping 21 wickets.
CSK shared the video of the celebrations on social media wherein MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Ruturaj Gaikwad were seen pouring cold drink on Shardul Thakur.
One Twitter user also questioned if Yuzvendra Chahal was the new Ambati Rayudu, reflecting on the similarities between controversial exclusion of both players from India’s squad for an ICC event.
MI’s ouster ensured that at least their World Cup-bound Indian players could have an extra week to have rest and prepare themselves for the mega event.
Shardul, who became Team India’s star after having helped India win a Test match each in Australia and England, is often referred to as “Lord Thakur”.
The 29-year-old produced one of the moments of match with a magical effort on the field.
The SRH wicketkeeper finally ran out of luck few overs later when Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him on 44.