Imran Tahir had revealed that Shardul Thakur used to take his batting very seriously when he performed for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and even got angry when not given a lot of time at the nets.
Thakur performed an enterprising 28-run knock in India’s 2nd innings of the ongoing 2nd Test against South Africa. The reverse bailed Team India out of trouble and supported them to set a decent 4th-innings target for the Proteas.
While conversing on Star Sports, Imran Tahir spoke about spending time with Shardul Thakur during his term with CSK. He said:
“He takes a lot of pride in his batting. He takes his batting very seriously. I play with him for Chennai, and he does a lot of batting practice. On one or two occasions, he got angry when he didn’t get enough batting in the nets.”
The former South Africa leg-spinner also accentuated the importance of Shardul Thakur’s knock on Day three of the Johannesburg Test. Tahir added:
“It shows that he is very keen regarding his batting. He made very vital runs in yesterday’s game, and they are very important runs. The way this match will progress, you will see the value of those runs and I believe the positive way in which he played, It is his natural game, and he got the reward for that as well.”
Out for 28 off 24. And another knock with shots to remember from Shardul Thakur. What a guy.#SAvIND
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) January 5, 2022
Thakur has performed some crucial knocks for Team India in his short Test career to date. His 67 against Australia at the Gabba and dual 50 in the Oval Test against England helped India succeed both those matches.
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