IND vs ZIM: “You Have To Be Smart As A Bowler To Adjust” – Shardul Thakur After His 3-Wicket Haul In 2nd ODI In Harare

India National Cricket Team fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has said that a bowler needs to be smart enough to adjust and bowl according to any given situation in a match.

Shardul Thakur came in as a replacement for pacer Deepak Chahar in the second ODI against Zimbabwe National Cricket Team and delivered a brilliant performance. Notably, Chahar’s exclusion came as a surprise to many because he had won the Player of the Match award in the first ODI for his three-wicket haul.

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Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur provided Team India with early breakthroughs by picking the wickets of Innocent Kaia and Regis Chakabva. Also, he dismissed Luke Jongwe to end up with figures of 3-38 in his 7-over quota.

Speaking after the match, Thakur said that a bowler, who bowls with the old ball, needs to look at how the opening bowlers had bowled and then bowl accordingly.

“You have to look at what the opening bowlers have bowled, whether it’s swinging or seaming around. And according to the batsmen, you have to be smart as a bowler to adjust accordingly. Early on, it was a little on the slower side. Later on, there was a bit more so we could bowl more bouncers,” Thakur said in a post-match interaction

I think I have good skillsets so I just need to keep polishing those – Shardul Thakur

The 30-year-old further said that he has got good skillsets and he just needs to keep polishing those in the nets to grow as a bowler.

“What I can improve on is guess where the batsman is going to attack me and bowl accordingly. I think I have good skillsets so I just need to keep polishing those in the nets. Sometimes you just need to hit the deck hard and keep it tight,” he added.

India National Cricket Team won the second ODI game by 5 wickets to clinch the series at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Saturday, August 20. This was stand-in skipper KL Rahul’s first series victory as the captain of the India National Cricket Team and the last ODI will be played on Monday, August 22 in Harare.

Also Read: IND vs ZIM: Deepak Chahar Can Throw His Hat In The Ring If He Consistently Performs Like This – Rohan Gavaskar

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