India’s intrasquad match: Shardul Thakur slams 122 not out, takes four wickets; all you need to know | Cricket News

Shardul Thakur bats in opposition to Indian bowlers (@BCCI on X)

(*122*): Demonstrating his worth for choice within the first Test in opposition to England, Shardul Thakur produced a powerful unbeaten 122 from 68 deliveries whereas representing India A in opposition to India within the intra-squad fixture at Beckenham on Sunday.The third day noticed Thakur turn out to be the second participant to attain three figures in India A’s innings, following Sarfaraz Khan’s 101 from 76 balls (that includes 15 boundaries and two sixes) earlier than his retired dismissal on day two. Thakur achieved his century dealing with India’s Test bowling unit of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The intra-squad match between India and India A was referred to as off by the administration halfway by way of Day Three. The recreation was supposed to final till Monday, June 16. However, the administration referred to as the match off after two and a half days.“Team India’s intra-squad game has ended. A complete day off on 16th June. The team will leave for Leeds on 17th June,” the BCCI acknowledged on Sunday. The apply match wasn’t telecast reside, nor had been the scores made accessible to the media formally. A supply monitoring developments informed TOI, “It was the team’s discretion whether to play a three or four-day match. The scores can’t be completely relied upon, because a few players batted twice (Washington Sundar for India A, for example).”Earlier, India had posted 469 on the board.

Notably, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and BCCI’s Centre of Excellence head VVS Laxman noticed Sarfaraz and Shardul’s centuries at Beckenham.Shardul was unbeaten on the crease on 19 off simply 10 balls, with four fours at stumps on Day 2. Thakur’s effective present within the apply match now offers him an edge over fellow all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Shardul, who final performed a Test for India in 2023, was not part of India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy performed all 5 Tests, scoring a century within the Melbourne Test.

Shardul has a knack for taking wickets in opposition to the tide and is rated extremely as a person with a golden arm. Whether he will get a go within the enjoying XI for the Headingley Test stays to be seen.In his 11 Test matches for India, Thakur has claimed 31 wickets, together with one five-wicket haul, whereas accumulating 331 runs throughout 18 innings with a highest rating of 67.Following sturdy performances for (*122*) within the Ranji Trophy, Thakur earned his Test squad recall for the England sequence. His earlier Test look was in opposition to South Africa in Centurion throughout December 2023.