MUMBAI, Jan 22: It was a debut over two years after his actual debut and Shardul Thakur says he took a quantum leap from being just a fast bowler to a bowling all-rounder with his impactful show in India’s epoch-making Brisbane Test triumph over Australia.
Thakur snared seven wickets and was India’s top scorer in the first innings, striking 67 while batting at No.8. He, along with Washington Sundar, pulled the team out of trouble by conjuring a crucial 123-run stand. The partnership eventually played a key role in the team’s three-wicket win.
His Test debut was back in 2018 which last just 10 balls thanks to injury.
“Yes, I can be called a bowling all-rounder, I have that ability to bat and even in future, whenever I get my opportunity to bat, I am going to contribute useful runs to the team’s total,” Thakur, who has seven first-class fifties to his credit, told PTI in an interview from his home-town in Palghar district.
He could have made it even more momentous at Brisbane with a five-wicket haul but has no regrets on missing out on that as he can’t feel happy enough for fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj, who actually got one.
“No, I don’t regret on missing a fifer in the second innings. I mean, it would have been okay if I had taken a fifer but I am really happy for Siraj and I really wished that he should get five wickets, because he was going through a lot of hard time,” he said. (PTI)
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