Shardul Thakur is an Indian international cricketer. He is a medium-fast bowler with many variations like a slower bowl, knuckle bowl, out swing, and in-swing. Apart from being a seasoned bowler for his team, he is also a capable right-handed batsman in lower-order. In domestic cricket, He plays for Mumbai in first-class cricket. He was born on the 16th of October 1991. As of 2022, Shardul Thakur’s age is 30 years. He got engaged in 2022 and Mittali Parulkar will be Shardul Thakur’s wife soon. His official name is Shardul Narendra Thakur. His place of birth is Palghar, Maharashtra, India. He is given many nicknames by his friends such as Beefy, Lord Shardul, Bhagawan Thakur, and Lord Thakur. Shardul Thakur was signed up by Tata Power Limited In February 2020 as the brand ambassador. Delhi Capitals is the Shardul Thakur IPL 2022 team.
Why is Shardul Thakur called lord?
He is called Lord by his teammates because he is the most dependable player on the team. He can change the course of the match within a few minutes. He is loved by his teammates.
Career:
In November 2012, he made his first-class debut for Mumbai against Rajasthan at Jaipur in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy. He did not have a decent beginning to his profession as he took four wickets at a bowling average of 82.0 from his initial four games. He was named in India’s 16-man team for India’s Test visit to West Indies in 2016, however, he did not play. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 31 August 2017 against Sri Lanka. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for India against South Africa on 21 February 2018.
Thakur was purchased by Kings XI Punjab at the 2014 IPL player auction before the 2015 edition of the Indian Premier League and made his debut against Delhi Daredevils, taking one wicket in his four overs. In March 2017, he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiants for the 10th season in the IPL, and in January 2018, was purchased by Chennai Super Kings for the following season. In February 2022, he was purchased by the Delhi Capitals in the bidding for the 2022 Indian Premier League competition.
Shardul Thakur Stats:
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkt | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Test | 7 | 13 | 999 | 547 | 26 | 7/61 | 8/108 | 21.03 | 3.28 | 38.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI | 19 | 19 | 909 | 1004 | 25 | 4/52 | 4/52 | 40.16 | 6.62 | 36.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 25 | 24 | 506 | 772 | 33 | 4/27 | 4/27 | 23.39 | 9.15 | 15.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 69 | 123 | 12250 | 6462 | 233 | 7/61 | 9/123 | 27.73 | 3.16 | 52.5 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| List A | 78 | 78 | 3695 | 3554 | 123 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 28.89 | 5.77 | 30.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 138 | 136 | 2859 | 4135 | 160 | 4/27 | 4/27 | 25.84 | 8.67 | 17.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Test | 7 | 12 | 1 | 249 | 67 | 22.63 | 329 | 75.68 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| ODI | 19 | 11 | 5 | 205 | 50* | 34.16 | 170 | 120.58 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| T20I | 25 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 22* | 23.00 | 38 | 181.57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| FC | 69 | 96 | 7 | 1503 | 87 | 16.88 | 2280 | 65.92 | 0 | 9 | 193 | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| List A | 78 | 46 | 14 | 614 | 92 | 19.18 | 541 | 113.49 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26 | 20 | 0 |
| T20 | 138 | 44 | 16 | 299 | 29* | 10.67 | 244 | 122.54 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 41 | 0 |
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