Shardul Thakur

Shardul Narendra Thakur is a cricketer from India. Thakur plays for the India national cricket team. He was born on October 16, 1991.

Shardul Thakur

Personal information
Full name	Shardul Narendra Thakur
Born	16 October 1991 (aged 34) Palghar, Maharashtra, India
Nickname	Palghar Express, Beefy, Lord
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Mitali Parulkar ​ ​ (m. 2023)​
International information
National side	India (2017–present)
Test debut (cap 294)	12 October 2018 v West Indies
Last Test	7 June 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 218)	31 August 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	17 March 2023 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	54 (formerly 10)
T20I debut (cap 73)	21 February 2018 v South Africa
Last T20I	20 February 2022 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	54
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–2014	Mumbai
2015–2016	Kings XI Punjab
2017	Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 10)
2018–2021	Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 54)
2022	Delhi Capitals
2023–present	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 8 35 25 73 Runs scored 254 298 69 1,541 Batting average 19.53 19.86 23.00 16.39 100s/50s 0/4 0/1 0/1 0/9 Top score 67 50* 68* 87 Balls bowled 1,107 1,541 506 12,801 Wickets 29 50 33 242 Bowling average 24.44 31.98 23.39 28.07 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 13 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 7/61 4/52 4/27 7/61 Catches/stumpings 2/– 7/– 7/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 June 2023