IND vs SA: In All The Major Victories In The Last Season That Have Come For India, Shardul Thakur Has Contributed – Sanjay Bangar
Published - 17 Dec 2021, 01:24 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:02 AM
Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar applauded Indian pace bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur and said that he has contributed to the team in all major victories in the last season.
Shardul Thakur is one of six pacers named in India’s Test squad for the South Africa tour and he is expected to get a place in the playing XI considering his all-round skills. So far Shardul has played 4 Tests and scored 190 runs at an average of 38 and has bagged 14 wickets.
Previewing the India tour of South Africa 2021 on Star Sports, Sanjay Bangar said that Shardul deserves to be included in the Playing XI. He asserted:
“There is definitely a place for Shardul Thakur because in all the major victories in the last season that have come for India, he has contributed and in overseas conditions, you require a batsman who can bowl a bit.”
Bangar mentioned that Shardul did a good job for India in the England tour contributing well with bat and ball. He said:
“He fits in that category because he can contribute with the bat and with the ball, he can contribute with a couple of wickets, as he displayed in the England series as well.”
Virat Kohli Wants To Play With Four Seamers And One Spinner – Sanjay Bangar Feel Kohli’s Setup Favours Shardul Thakur’s Inclusion In The XI
Former Indian batting coach was questioned whether the calibre of a player or the conditions will come into play while selecting an all-rounder to which Sanjay Bangar replied by saying that Kohli wants to play 5 frontline bowlers including 4 pacers and one spinner in the team which will favour Shardul’s selection in the XI. He elaborated:
“I would think the reasoning behind and the way the captain wants to have a say because ultimately it’s the captain’s team. Yes, Rahul Dravid can throw up some contrasting views because that is what a coach’s job is, probably put up his case and then see what the captain thinks.”
“But prior to the Oval Test match, you already saw what Virat Kohli’s thought process suggests and from a distance, it seems that he is resigned to the fact that he wants to play with four seamers and one spinner in overseas conditions,” he added.
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