Shardul thakur in ipl 2023

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders were staring at a potentially low score against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. With half their side in the dugout at just 89 runs on the board, KKR needed someone to step up. IPL 2023: Surprisingly for everyone, Shardul Thakur took the mantle and steered KKR to 204/7 with a 29-ball 68 run knock. The inning took everyone by surprise – including the seamer. WTC Final 2023: Shardul Thakur says title clash against Australia a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' WTC Final 2023: The Oval pitch was under prepared going into day one, says Shardul Thakur “Even, I don’t know where it came from! Looking at the scorecard, everyone would have said we were struggling. But your subconscious mind takes over. You also have to have skills to do that at the higher level, but we also work hard in the nets,” he said in the post-match presentation ceremony. Thakur, who later picked a wicket (of Michael Bracewell) and a catch (of Shahbaz Ahmed), credited the power-hitting training and spinners for making it a perfect homecoming for KKR. “Coaching staff do the throwdowns and give us the option of range-hitting. And you know the pitches; they always suit the batsmen, don’t they? Suyash (Sharma) bowled exceptionally well, and we know the quality Sunil (Narine) and Varun (Chakravarthy) have. They have fun, and take wickets. This was a perfect day,” the all-rounder said. His skipper, Nitish Rana, applauded the effort to bring the side back into the game. “I was a...

Earlier, explosive half-centuries by opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and lower-order batter Shardul Thakur and Rinku Singh's century stand for the sixth wicket with Shardul helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) reach a massive total of 204/7 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Thursday. However, David Willey, coming to the side as Reece Topley's replacement, made an immediate impact in the next over, castling Venkatesh's middle and leg stump for just three off seven balls and crashing Mandeep Singh's off stump, dismissing him for a golden duck. KKR was reduced to 26/2 in 3.3 overs. RCB spinners continued to dominate as Gurbaz's knock was ended by Karn Sharma after he was caught by Akash for 57 off 44 balls. His knock had six fours and three sixes. A catch by Virat Kohli helped Karn get the big wicket of Andre Russell for a golden duck. Half of the KKR line-up was in the pavilion for 89 runs in 11.3 overs.

Shardul Thakur joined hands with Ajinkya Rahane and the duo shared a 109-run partnership for the seventh wicket. They stabilised India’s innings and took the scorecard from 152/6 to 261/7. While Rahane fell 11 runs short of a deserving century, Thakur brought up his third half-century at the venue, thereby finishing with 51(109). Thakur was brilliant with the bat, and gave a befitting reply to all his critics with the knock. Just when it looked like India’s innings had come to an end, the partnership between Rahane and Thakur helped their side get back in the race and keep their team’s hopes alive. Thakur’s knock of the 109-ball 51 included six fours, as he batted at a strike rate of 46.78. With the knock, Thakur became the second Indian player to score a half-century in the WTC Final after Rahane, who became the first player in the same innings. Having played three innings at The Oval, Thakur now has three fifties in all these games as he yet again put his all-round skills on display. Thakur also became just the second Indian batter to score a fifty batting at No. 8. In three innings of two Tests, Thakur now has 168 runs at an average of 56.00 Thakur joined the ranks of legendary cricketers like scores in Tests at The Oval. Bradman was the first cricketer to achieve this feat in 1930 and 1934, and Border became the second player to repeat a similar heroic, when he notched up consecutive centuries in the years 1985 and 1989. In his previous Test at the iconic venue in 2021...

• Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Shardul Thakur has finally revealed why he isn't bowling much in IPL 2023 • Shardul had a niggle but returned to the KKR line-up three games ago The pace-bowling all-rounder will be one of the five fast bowling options for the Indian team at the WTC Final • The pace-bowling all-rounder will be one of the five fast-bowling options for the Indian team at the WTC Final With the new impact player rule, the teams in the 2023 edition of the IPL are underutilising their resources and overcompensating by bringing in a player even if they don't need it during their batting or bowling innings. It is the first season of the new impact substitute and it took the franchises' time to get their heads around it and how to use it effectively. While the batting line-ups are getting deeper and deeper, in an attempt to utilise all the bowlers on the park, the captains sometimes missed the opportunity to bowl out their best bowler on the day, since they wanted to try every option available. One of the star international bowlers, who hasn't bowled much in the season has been It has been an up-and-down season for Shardul, who has battered niggles and inconsistent performances after a high of 68-run knock against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Shardul missed three games for KKR owing to a niggle and even though he returned to the side from the game against Gujarat Titans (GT) onwards, he hasn't bowled much yet. With the World Test Championship (WTC) final fas...