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Fast bowler Shardul Thakur was not included in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup. Even as a standby player, he did not get a place in the team. Now Shardul Thakur has expressed his pain for not being selected in the World Cup team. Shardul said that he is obviously disappointed as it is every player’s dream to play in the World Cup. Shardul made India’s return to the match by sharing a 93-run partnership with Sanju Samson in difficult conditions in the first ODI against South Africa.
Shardul wants to play ODI WC next year
Shardul said on the eve of the second ODI, ‘Obviously it is a big disappointment. It is every player’s dream to play and perform well in the World Cup. It doesn’t matter if I am not selected. I still have a lot of cricket left in me and there is also the ODI World Cup next year. In whatever match I get a chance, my focus will be on doing well and contributing to the team’s victory.
Deepak Chahar’s injury has dealt a major blow to India’s T20 World Cup campaign. Deepak Chahar was included in the list of reserve players and is now on the verge of being out of this World Cup to be played in Australia. Shardul said, ‘Injuries are part of the game. Sometimes the player will get injured. We should not take it to heart.
Shardul wants to contribute in batting
The pacer, who has played some brilliant innings with the bat, said that he wants to make a useful contribution to the lower order batting. Shardul said, ‘If you look at the teams that have performed well at the international level, then there is a lot of depth in their batting order. For example, Australia has Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc bat at the eighth or ninth order. I have been focusing on my batting for a long time. Obviously it’s good to contribute with the batting from seventh to ninth order.
In the first ODI against South Africa in Lucknow, the Indian team had lost four wickets for 51 runs while chasing a target of 250 runs, but Samson (86 not out) and Shardul (33) raised hopes with a brilliant partnership. . However, the Indian team had to face defeat by nine runs in that match.
Shardul has played 58 matches for India
Shardul has played eight Tests, 25 ODIs and 25 T20Is for India so far. During this, Shardul has taken 27 wickets in Tests, 38 in One Day Internationals and 33 in T20 Internationals. Apart from this, Thakur has also played 75 matches in the IPL and has taken 82 wickets at an average of 28.54 and strike rate of 18.90.
