Indian pacer Shardul Thakur talked about highlights of his career and marked the Gabba win in the BGT series 2020-21 as the main. He was one of them who made Aussies believe that never ever underestimate Indians. The Team India was without his main players and their captain Virat Kohli, who left the team after first test match to visit his new born baby.
Before coming to this match, the series was on 1-1 and this match would be going to decide the winner of the series. With the help of Shardul’s heriocs, India not only won the match but also the series to register one of their memorable overseas wins.
Thakur displayed a great all-round performance to help India pull of the series decider. He performed billiantly with the ball and took seven wickets in total. Apart from his bowling brilliance, he also scored a vital knock of 67 off 115 balls in the first innings with the bat.
Shardul Thakur hopes to be in the squad for Australia
The 33-years-old recently gave an interview to Hindustan Times where he expressed that he is very hopeful of making into the squad for the upcoming tour of Australia and also recalled the famous test win at the Gabba.
“What I did in Brisbane is probably the highlight of my career, contributing when it mattered the most. We are going to Australia again, the team is not announced, but I am hoping to see my name on the list. Mentally, even in these Ranji games, I am preparing for Australia also,” he said.
“Honestly, I badly want to go to Australia, I want to do something there. A lot of the international teams have failed to win back-to-back series there but this team could be the one to win three-in-a-row, so I want to be part of it,” Thakur added.
You will make some diference: Shardul recalls Ravi Shastri’s words
Shardul recalled Ravi Shastri’s words during the 2020-21 tour despite the fact he was selected for white ball games only. Before the four-test match series, he had only three international appearance for India under his belt.
“I remember that series right from the conversation I had with head coach Ravi Shastri in the flight. I was only part of the ODI squad, but played all three formats and ended up playing the last Test also. The coach had a feeling – he randomly called me in the flight and said, ‘Shardul, you are part of the ODI team but I am telling you, you are not leaving Australia, you are staying till the last day and I have a gut feeling you will make some difference on the tour,” Thakur said in the same interview.