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T20 World Cup 2021: Shardul Thakur to return out of ‘standby’, replace Hardik Pandya in India squad?

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya is struggling to build up fleshy fitness sooner than the T20 World Cup 2021 which gets underway later this month. The Indian selectors are in a plight whether to preserve faith in Pandya or carry in Chennai Shimmering Kings all-rounder Shardul Thakur into the 15-man squad. Thakur along with Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar are the three standby gamers named for the T20 World Cup by India.

The Mumbai all-rounder Thakur is currently the main wicket-taker for MS Dhoni’s aspect in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 with 15 wickets in 13 fits sooner than Dwayne Bravo (12 wickets) and Chahar (12 wickets). Pandya, on the opposite hand, has played valid a handful of games since the IPL 2021 shifted to UAE and hasn’t bowled in any of the fits.

Pandya gave a particular update on his return to the bowling crease, asserting he would attain it rapidly. “Runs are critical and particularly when your team wins. It modified into critical for my non-public self assurance however to attain for the team modified into critical. We must assess the wicket and adapt on the given time. The plans ought to be straightforward and take away over barriers ball-by-ball. There is no option, however one thing is that these conditions carry out basically the most efficient in you. We realise it’s miles a attain-or-die game, however we are valid specializing in the controllable,” Hardik informed host broadcaster Celebrity Sports earlier than the game in opposition to Delhi Capitals final weekend.

Commenting on hitting the bowling crease, he talked about: “Aayega jaldi. Koshish poori hai (I will bowl rapidly. Efforts are on).”

Within the intervening time, fans are already dreaming about ‘Lord’ Thakur representing India on the T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman. “Glorious imagine Shardul Thakur being Man of the Collection in #WorldT20. As loopy it may perhaps perhaps sound, it’s on, can’t doubt Lord,” one fan tweeted.

Glorious imagine Shardul Thakur being Man of the Collection in #WorldT20

As loopy it may perhaps perhaps sound, it’s on, can’t doubt Lord.

— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 4, 2021

“That is Lord Shardul Thakur’s Know-how….& We’re valid living It …#CSKvDC,” yet one more fan wrote.

That is Lord Shardul Thakur’s Know-how….


& We’re valid living It …#CSKvDC pic.twitter.com/3SXeFtvNqk

— Jay prakash Sharma (@ms_dhoni_077) October 4, 2021

India can aloof keep changes in the last squad for the T20 World Cup except October 10 in step with ICC rules.

India’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami.

Standby gamers: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.

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