Shardul Thakur rescues Mumbai with 57-ball 92, auditions for CSK's all-rounder spot: WATCH

Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur played an attacking kck of 92 against Himachal Pradesh in ongoing Elite Group D game of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 season. Arriving at crease at 148-5, he formed a 112-run stand with wicketkeeper-batsman Aditya Tare. Thakur’s kck finally came to an end during penultimate over of Mumbai innings. However, his 57-ball effort powered his side to a massive total of 321-9 off ir 50 overs, even though y were reduced to 49-4 at one st.

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Shardul Thakur, Suryakumar Yadav lifts Mumbai to 321-9

Shardul Thakur reached 50 off just his 39th delivery to tch up his maiden List A half-century. right-handed batsman launched six boundaries and six sixes during his 57-ball stay at crease. With just two overs left in innings, Thakur was dismissed by Himachal Pradesh speedster Pankaj Jaswal.

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Mumbai’s middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav also played a counter-attacking hand with his 91-run kck. His innings, filled with 15 elegant boundaries, came from just 75 balls. Aditya Tare also scored 83 and his partnership with Shardul Thakur proved vital to Mumbai’s eventual score.

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Shardul Thakur among CSK players for IPL 2021 season

On January 20, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise anunced a list of all ir retained players for upcoming Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) season. Shardul Thakur was among 18 cricketers to be retained alongside likes of captain MS Dhoni and seniors Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir. Here is a look at entire list of retained CSK players for IPL 2021 season.

Shardul Thakur among retained CSK players for IPL 2021

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Shardul Thakur has been a member of CSK squadron since 2018 edition of IPL. He has played 32 matches for franchise as ir primary bowler. However, his match-winning effort with bat for India at Gabba coupled with his recent Vijay Hazare Trophy exploits might prompt CSK team manment to promote him as one of ir leading all-rounders.  

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Im source: BCCI.TV