Falling off a 157-run win against England in the fourth Test, India could think back and waitlist a lot of up-sides arising for them at The Oval. Sunil Gavaskar on Shardul Thakur he is living a lucky life, his hard work is paying him good dividend. Read more about what sunil gavaskar said on Indian victory in 4th test oval after years.
Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar on Shardul Thakur, would well have discovered a player for the long stretch, particularly for Test coordinates abroad.
Falling off a 157-run win against England in the fourth Test, India could think back and waitlist a lot of up-sides arising for them at The Oval. But, instead, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul keep scoring runs at the top, Virat Kohli recovering his touch with a fifty and 44, Cheteshwar Pujara scoring another 50 years and the type of two of their driving pacers – Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav.
While Bumrah guaranteed four wickets in the match, his figures of 2/27 in the subsequent innings were just remarkable as he put on a splendid act of converse swing. Umesh collaborated with him, who got done with a match-take of six wickets, playing his first Test since December of 2020. But, be that as it may, the greatest increase for India from the Oval Test is by all accounts the overall abilities of Shardul Thakur.
Thakur had dazzled with the bat with 50 years at the Gabba; however, his twin fifties against England has just improved his standing as a reliable all-rounder. Watching his endeavours with both bat and ball, previous India commander Sunil Gavaskar figures India, in Thakur, would well have discovered a player for the long stretch, particularly for Test coordinates abroad.
“See, right now… all that he contacts is transforming into gold. That is to say, a portion of the shots he played was heavenly… the pounding six, the straight drive. They were superb to watch. But, what’s more, the certainty with which he batted, you could see. What’s more, that was generally noteworthy with regards to him,” Gavaskar said on Sony Sports Network.
After getting 1/54 in the primary innings, Thakur left to bat with the group in critical wickets at 127/7. Then, batting at No. 8, Thakur scored a bursting 50 years – 57 off 36 balls with seven fours and a six to lift India to 191. In the subsequent innings, after India had lost Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, maybe their lead would be abridged to somewhere near 220.
But, instead, Thakur gave firecrackers the bat, scoring a second fifty of the match, as he and Rishabh Pant added a century for the seventh wicket. Afterwards, Thakur got the principal England wicket to fall with the ball and afterwards added the risky scalp of commander Joe Root.
“In England especially, when the ball is moving near, he bowled a flat out the marvel of a conveyance. It pitched and just left the left-gave Rory Burns, who was batting great. To fool a batter with that sort of conveyance takes something exceptional, and that is the thing that he created. And afterwards, obviously, there was getting Joe Root out. He has that ball which comes in, and Root, hoping to run the ball down point, got that inside edge because the ball had nipped back in,” Gavaskar added.
“He’s contributing with the bat, and he’s contributing with the ball. India recently discovered the player they need for the group at No. 8, certainly in England and maybe in South Africa too.”
