Shardul Thakur's Inspiring Story - He was a player who represented the Indian cricket team in all formats of cricket and a star bowler who also excelled in domestic cricket. But no franchise paid any attention to this bowler in the IPL mega auction, as a result, he remained unsold in the 2025 IPL.
For a player who was looking for a chance to play in English county cricket if he didn't get a chance in the IPL, a phone call one day sparks the dream of playing in the IPL again, He came into the team as a replacement for an injured player, bowling just 2 overs and taking 2 wickets in the first match, but in the second match, he took 4 wickets and played a significant role in the team's victory.
Yes, this is the story of a bowler named Shardul Thakur. Opportunities come unexpectedly in life. One can learn from Shardul Thakur that one should always be ready to make the most of them and achieve success in life.
Zaheer Khan's promise
Shardul Thakur was naturally upset after going unsold in the IPL mega auction. It was natural that he felt hurt that no team took him into consideration, even though he had played for the Indian team and had performed well in domestic cricket as well. But what happened was that he was preparing to play county cricket in the future, and he had talked to the county team and decided to sign a contract. That was when the unexpected call came.
Zaheer Khan, the bowling coach of the LSG team, calls Shardul Thakur. He says that many players in the team are injured, and you may be called into the team as a replacement player. Be prepared.
He is a senior cricketer. Without any ego of becoming a net bowler, Shardul Thakur starts training as a net bowler for the team. After the team's pacer Mohsin Khan got injured, Shardul Thakur joined the team as a replacement player.
Deadly bowling against Sunrisers
In the first match against Delhi Capitals (DC), he took 2 wickets in the first over but was bowled only 2 overs. Lucknow Super Giants will lose to Delhi Capitals in that match.
Then they will play against Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the second match. Shardul Thakur will continue his brilliant performance in the second match as well. He dismantled a strong batting line-up of Sunrisers Hyderabad team by taking 4 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs. As a result, Sunrisers scored only 190 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Lucknow scored 193 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 16.1 overs, achieving a huge victory by 5 wickets. Shardul Thakur will be awarded the Man of the Match award for his excellent performance. He is currently at the top of the list of most wicket-takers in the IPL season 2025.
