Variations essential in white-ball cricket, shares Shardul Thakur

 


Indian Cricket Team has found a great all-rounder in the form of Shardul Thakur who along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar played a key part as India beat England by seven runs in the third and the final ODI to clinch the ODI series 2-1. While Shardul claimed four wickets in his 10 overs, Bhuvneshwar too scalped three wickets as well. Shardul was also impressive with the bat too as he scored a 21-ball 30 to help India put up a decent total.

After the win, the duo got together in a chat and revealed some secrets of their success as well.

“When I came to bowl 3 wickets had already gone, Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler seemed like they were in good form. I tried to take their wickets because they bat very deep. It is essential to bring in the variations in white-ball cricket. I try to bring in the cutters, slower-ball bouncers, etc to outfox the batsmen. We knew the batting lineup is strong and they will punish us if we don’t bowl well. Especially with this team,” Shardul said to Bhuvneshwar.

On the other hand, Bhuvneshwar gave an apt reply when he was asked if he is still thinking about returning in Test cricket. He replied: “Of course, red-ball cricket is on my radar. I will prepare to keep the red ball in mind. Although what kind of team will be selected for Test matches is an entirely different scenario. My workload management and training during IPL will be keeping the red ball in mind because I know there’s a lot of Tests ahead and my priority still is Test cricket. So from my end, I will do everything to get ready for the Test series.”

Indian cricket team players are all gearing up for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League and they have already reached their respective camps. The 14th edition of IPL will begin next month as well.

 

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