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Full Name Shardul Narendra Thakur Born October 16, 1991 Palghar, Maharashtra Age 34 Years, 11 Months, 23 Days National Side India Batting Style Right Handed Bowling Right-arm medium fast Sport Cricket

Ranking

Test ODI T20 Batting 114 - - Bowling 67 - -

Man of the Match

Test ODI T20 World Cup CL 0 1 3 0 -

Career Information

Teams Played India, Essex, India A, India B, India Blue, Rest of India, West Zone, Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Mumbai, Mumbai A, Western Wolves, Rising Pune Supergiant, Eagle Thane Strikers, Indians, Lucknow Super Giants, Tata Sports Club Career Span

Shardul Narendra Thakur Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s AVG S/R CT ST Ducks R/O

Test

13 21 1 377 67 v AUS 0 4 46 9 18.85 59.84 6 0 AUS 1 3 0 1 IND India IND

ODI

47 25 6 329 50* v SA 0 1 31 9 17.32 105.11 9 0 SA 7 1 1 2 IND India IND

T20I

25 6 3 69 22* v SL 0 0 5 4 23 181.58 7 0 SL 8 2 0 3 IND India IND

First-class

90 123 7 2441 119 v JAM 2 14 291 56 21.04 70.49 27 0 JAM 1216 15 4 4 MUM Mumbai MUM

List A

76 46 12 729 92 v HIM 0 3 55 39 21.44 119.51 20 0 HIM 1205 6 4 5 MUM Mumbai MUM

World Cup

3 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AFG 1188 0 0 2 IND India IND

IPL

113 44 14 339 68 v RCB 0 1 31 13 11.3 134.52 36 0 RCB 1105 8 2 6 KKR Kolkata Knight Riders KKR

Bowling Performance

I O M R W Best 3s 5s AVG E/R S/R Mtc

Test

22 268.3 36 1024 33 7/61 v SA 1 1 31.03 3.81 48.82 13 1 IND India IND

ODI

46 323.2 10 2014 65 4/37 v WI 8 0 30.98 6.23 29.85 47 2 IND India IND

T20I

24 84.2 0 772 33 4/27 v SL 3 0 23.39 9.15 15.33 25 3 IND India IND

First-class

158 2457.4 491 7897 282 6/21 v ASM 18 14 28.00 3.21 52.29 90 4 MUM Mumbai MUM

List A

76 573.3 29 3120 126 4/13 v CHA 14 0 24.76 5.44 27.31 76 5 MUM Mumbai MUM

World Cup

3 17 0 102 2 1/31 v AFG 0 0 51.00 6.00 51.00 3 2 IND India IND

IPL

108 363 3 3473 117 4/34 v SRH 7 0 29.68 9.57 18.62 113 6 LSG Lucknow Super Giants LSG

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Shardul Narendra Thakur Profile

There is that one bowler in every team who has that uncanny knack of providing breakthroughs when the team needs them the most, and whenever that bowler comes on to bowl, he brings wickets with him. Shardul Thakur is a right-arm pace bowling all-rounder who brings that same attribute to the table when representing the Indian national team.

It was not a fairytale start for Shardul, as he managed just 4 wickets in his debut season in the Ranji Trophy. He redeemed himself in the 2013/14 season, picking up 27 wickets in 6 games, and came of age in the third season, snaring 48 wickets, which made him the joint-highest wicket-taker for the 2014/15 season. He was rewarded with an Indian Premier League contract as the Punjab franchise picked him up for the 2015 edition.

In 2017, Indian selectors took notice of his performances at the domestic level for Mumbai and named him in India’s white-ball squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, where he made his ODI debut. Shardul went on to make his T20I and Test debuts for India. He was part of the Indian Test team during their 2020-21 tour of Australia. His maiden fifty in Brisbane was one of the high points of the series that India eventually pocketed.

Shardul has a good outswinger going away from the right-handed batter. He can also extract purchase from the surface by hitting the wicket. Thakur is more than decent with the bat and can certainly show some fight lower down the order. His multi-dimensional skills make him a useful commodity in the team. After playing for the Punjab franchise, he represented the now-defunct Pune, Chennai, and Delhi franchises in the Indian Premier League. He won the Indian Premier League title with Chennai in 2018 and 2021.

Despite being out of favour in the T20I setup since 2022, Shardul remained a valuable member of India’s ODI side and earned a place in the 2023 World Cup squad, where he had a mixed tournament. However, post the World Cup, injuries and competition from other all-rounders saw him lose his place in both ODIs and Tests.

Adding to his struggles, Thakur went unsold at the 2025 IPL auction, a surprising turn for a player known for his knack of breaking partnerships and contributing with the bat. But as fate would have it, he was drafted in as a replacement by Lucknow Super Giants for the injured Mohsin Khan. He made his presence felt, especially with the ball, and post the IPL, he returned to the Indian Test side on the tour of England, where a new-look Indian team registered a memorable 2-2 series draw.

The year only got better for him on the personal front, as he was appointed captain of Mumbai ahead of the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season. Later in the year, he was traded from LSG to Mumbai Indians in an all-cash deal.

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