Shardul Thakur Gets Warm Welcome As he Returns Home After Test Series Win in Australia
Shardul Thakur was greeted with a heroic reception as he returned home after a thrilling Test series win over Australia in their own den.
India fast bowler Shardul Thakur was welcomed with a heroic reception as he returned to his home in Palghar, Mumbai after securing a historic Test series win in Australia.
Former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar took to Twitter to share a video on Friday in which Shardul can be seen greeted by loud cheers from fans as his parents welcome him home.
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Shardul Thakur was one of the brilliant performers for India with both bat and ball as Ajinkya Rahane and boys put an end to Australia’s 32-year-old unbeaten run at the Gabba.
The right-arm speedster, who played his first match of the series and just the second of his Test career at The Gabba, returned with figures of 3-94 and 4-61 at The Gabba.
The debutant also surprised everyone with the bat as he notched up his maiden Test fifty under extreme pressure of losing the series-decider. The Mumbaikar shared a 123-run partnership for the sixth-wicket with debutant Washington Sundar to keep India’s first-innings deficit down to just 33 runs.
Recently, Shardul has been awarded by the BCCI for his brilliant performance in Australia. He has been named in India’s 18-man Test squad for the upcoming home series against England. The first Test of the four-match series will start on February 5 in Chennai.
Thakur also featured in the CSK list of retained players 2021. The 29-year-old was among 18 players that were retained by Chennai Super Kings for the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League.
The CSK list of retained players 2021 among others includes N Jagadeesan, R Gaikwad, KM Asif, R Jadeja, MS Dhoni, J Hazlewood, K Sharma, A Rayudu, S Raina, I Tahir, D Chahar, Faf du Plessis, S Thakur, M Santner, D Bravo, L Ngidi, S Curran, S Kishore.
