Thakur allays health issues, says staff ‘stuffed with all-rounders did not want him to bowl’
IMAGE: Shardul Thakur, who didn’t play three matches this season because of a niggle, has bowled simply 89 balls (14.5 overs) in six matches, returning with 4 wickets. {Photograph}: BCCI
Star all-rounder Shardul Thakur on Tuesday allayed issues over his health, saying he has been below bowled within the IPL as a result of abundance of all-rounders within the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.
Chatting with PTI, the World Take a look at Championship final-bound Indian cricketer stated there is no damage difficulty with him and his staff stuffed with all-rounders didn’t “want” his service.
“We’ve got a aspect stuffed with all-rounders with (Andre) Russell, Sunil (Nairne)… We’ve got acquired most of eight bowling choices that additionally contains Nitish (Rana) who additionally bowls an over or two these days,” Thakur stated.
Thakur, who didn’t play three matches this season because of a niggle, has bowled simply 89 balls (14.5 overs) in six matches, returning with 4 wickets.
He was not bowled in two of the eight matches he performed, and in batting too he was used sparingly as it’s clearly evident that the staff appeared to be managing his workload forward of the marquee WTC summit conflict towards Australia on the Oval subsequent month.
Of their match towards Punjab Kings right here on Monday, KKR used up seven bowling choices and regarded woefully inexperienced within the tempo division however Thakur was not bowled.
The rookie duo of Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana leaked 36 runs within the final two overs as PBKS managed to attain 179/7.
Because it turned out KKR survived some anxious moments within the chase earlier than Andre Russell and Rinku Singh pulled off a last-ball victory to maintain their playoff hopes alive.
Thakur was seen coming as a batter on the non-striking finish within the final supply when Rinku sealed the chase with a boundary.
“It additionally will depend on the state of affairs of the sport, if the captain feels the necessity to bowl me or not bowl me utterly will depend on him. So far as groups’ technique…
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