IND vs ENG: 6 overs bowling, poor batting too... when there was no confidence then why was Shardul Thakur played in the first test?
- byshika
- 23 Jun, 2025
People's anger is increasing regarding Shardul Thakur. Fans are asking on social media that when you did not trust this player, then why did you keep him in the playing eleven? In the first innings of the first Test against England at Headingley in Leeds, captain Shubman Gill made Shardul bowl only six overs.

The team management thought that he proved useful with the ball as well as the bat, so playing him in place of Nitish Reddy would be a profitable deal! But he proved to be a super flop with the bat too. He got out after scoring one run in eight balls when the team desperately needed his batting.
Now a campaign has started against Shardul Thakur on social media. Fans are calling him very good and bad. He is facing trolls. They are appealing to the team management to remove him from the second Test and include Nitish Reddy.
It is not that Shardul Thakur's game is over. He still has a chance to prove his selection right! If Shardul performs well with the bat in the second innings and also takes wickets, then the same people who are currently abusing him will not get tired of praising him. During the last England tour, Shardul had told why he is called "Lord".
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