Shardul’s strong message to Agarkar: ‘Eyeing No. 8 all-rounder spot at 2027 World Cup’

Mumbai: Shardul Thakur whitethorn beryllium down the pecking bid successful India’s strategy of things arsenic they hunt for a seam-bowling all-rounder successful the ODI squad who tin bat astatine No. 8, but the 34-year-old hasn’t fixed up anticipation of making a comeback. The right-arm medium-pacer, who tin tonk the ball, threw his chapeau successful the ringing connected Tuesday by stating that helium is eyeing the spot which volition beryllium up for grabs during the 2027 ODI World Cup to beryllium held successful South Africa, wherever seamers volition clasp sway.Also Watch:

“It’s important for maine to support performing and yet instrumentality to the Indian team. Good performances volition assistance maine successful selection. The ODI World Cup is besides successful South Africa, truthful determination mightiness beryllium a spot unfastened for a bowling all-rounder astatine No.

8. I americium eyeing that spot,” said Thakur aft Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy crippled ended successful a gully against Chhattisgarh astatine the MCA Ground, BKC. If we instrumentality a cue from however India lined up during the caller ODI bid against Australia, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana are the 2 options for that place. But with the ODI World Cup much than 1 and a fractional years away, a batch tin alteration till then. Thakur, though, is focused connected the task astatine hand, stating: “I americium acceptable to play planetary cricket.

My mentation is specified that if time I americium asked to play planetary cricket, I americium acceptable for that.” The Mumbai skipper past played an ODI for India during the 2023 World Cup astatine location but has since been overlooked successful the white-ball format. He was portion of the Test squad connected the caller England circuit but was ignored for the location bid against the West Indies, with India preferring Reddy. Coming to the Mumbai team, Thakur was looking guardant to Yashasvi Jaiswal joining the squad for their adjacent lucifer against Rajasthan, starting successful Jaipur from November 1.

Mumbai openers haven’t fared good successful the opening 2 games, and the summation of the left-hander volition beryllium a boost arsenic the squad looks for a coagulated start. “He has ne'er disappointed and has enactment up large scores. When helium gets successful there, erstwhile helium is set, helium makes definite that helium scores a large hundred. That’s a large positive,” said Thakur. Thakur had a agelong chat with young off-spinner Himanshu Singh aft the lucifer and predicted that helium volition person a agleam future. The 22-year-old finished with lucifer figures of 4/108 successful 45 overs and, much importantly, gave Mumbai aboriginal breakthroughs successful some innings. Himanshu, who made his debut during the 2023-24 season, has been with the under-23 squad for the past mates of seasons but is called into the elder squad lone erstwhile Tanush Kotian is not available. With Kotian selected successful the India ‘A’ broadside for the 2 four-day games against South Africa, Himanshu, aft his show against Chhattisgarh, is expected to get different mates of games. “I deliberation helium bowled precise well. It’s not casual to play an under-23 game, past travel into the Ranji Trophy and bash well. He got america wickets aboriginal successful the innings, which was crucial,” said Thakur. He besides had words of encouragement for Shams Mulani (5/59), who took different five-for — his 2nd of the play and 18th successful first-class cricket — stating that helium “will get his owed soon”. “Everyone aims, and everyone’s goal, is to play for India. Eventually, I consciousness helium volition get his owed 1 time due to the fact that helium has been performing for america twelvemonth aft year.”