No One Has Spoken To Me Post Injury: Shardul Thakur

“No one has spoken to me yet,” Thakur said. “There was no national selector present at the venue to see how the fast bowler, whose Test debut against West Indies in October in Hyderabad lasted a mere 10 balls before he limped off the ground, is shaping up now either,” he added.

Speaking on his bowling and how is shaping up, Shardul Thakur admitted that he is getting better with each passing day. However, he reveals that currently, he is focusing on regaining his match fitness.

“I’m getting better every game, every day. The way I bowled against Vidarbha (his first game since coming back from injury), on Days One and Two was different. I improved on Day Two. Here at Wankhede, I improved from the last game,” Thakur said.

“At the moment, I’m not worried about speed. I need to bowl as many overs as I can in a match, and take that experience with me so that when I play at a higher level, I can take that workload. Talking about my speed, it will come. I’ve been training, doing my fitness sessions,” he added.

BCCI denies claims

However, a source in BCCI contradicted the statement made by Shardul Thakur, as reported in TOI.

“The selectors have been speaking to him from the time he was set to return to action, in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy game against Vidarbha at Nagpur on New Year’s Eve. He’s been told that he should keep himself ready to play for India A for the limited over and ‘Test’ series against the England Lions at home,” he told TOI.