EARLY LIFE :
Shardul Narendra Thakur was born on 16 October 1991 in Palghar, Maharashtra, India.
He studied at Anand Ashram Convent English High School, Palghar, Mumbai
Swami Vivekanand International School, Palghar, Mumbai, and college at the University of Mumbai.
CAREER :
Shardul Thakur was initially criticized for his lack of height as a fast bowler (he is 5 ft 9 in) and for being overweight for some time (83 kg), but he ultimately became a part of the Mumbai domestic team.
In November 2012, he made his first-class debut for Mumbai against Rajasthan at Jaipur in the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy. He did not have an excellent start to his career, as he took four wickets at a bowling average of 82.0 from his first four games. In the 2013–14 Ranji season, he took 27 wickets at 26.25 from six games, with one five-wicket haul. In the 2014-15 Ranji season, he took 48 wickets at 20.81 from ten games with five five-wicket hauls. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014 for Mumbai in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy final, he took eight wickets against Saurashtra and led Mumbai to win its 41st Ranji Trophy title.
Root in the second and was instrumental in securing his team’s victory. Thakur finished the series with 117 runs at 39 with the bat while claiming seven wickets at 22 with the ball. The Guardian wrote, “The journeyman bowler who bats transformed himself into Kapil Dev, repeatedly delivering a considered counter-attack with bat and ball that permitted not a shred of self-doubt. Though his bowling might be specifically suited to English conditions, he made the absolute most of his talents.”
In September 2021, Thakur was named as one of three reserve players in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in October.On 13 October, Thakur replaced Axar Patel in India’s main squad for the tournament. He was included in the playing eleven for two games of the tournament.
In the second Test match against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in January 2022, Shardul Thakur registered his first five-wicket haul in Test matches and also registered the best bowling figures for an Indian bowler against South Africa. His figures were 7/61, which helped India bowl out South Africa for 229. He also provided a quickfire cameo of 28 runs to help increase India’s lead in the second innings. However, India lost the match. Thakur’s match figures were 8/108.
Shardul Thakur was signed by Kings XI Punjab at the 2014 IPL player auction ahead of the 2015 season of the Indian Premier League. He made his debut against Delhi Daredevils, taking one wicket in his four overs. In March 2017, he was acquired by Rising Pune Supergiants for the tenth season of the IPL, and in January 2018, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the next season.
In 2019 Chennai reached the IPL final. Thakur took two wickets but was out off the final ball of the match, with two runs required for victory.
In 2021, he was the leading wicket-taker for his team Chennai super kings bagging 21 wickets in the season.
In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.
PERSONAL LIFE :
In November 2021, Shardul Thakur got engaged to Mittal Parulkar
