Shardul Thakur hits back at commentators: ‘It’s easy to sit in a studio and comment …’ | Cricket News

Shardul Thakur (ANI Photo)

Lucknow Super Giants seamer Shardul Thakur didn’t mince his phrases as he took a sharp dig at cricket commentators for his or her persistent criticism of bowlers in the IPL. After his spectacular efficiency towards Gujarat Titans, the place he picked up two wickets and helped LSG safe a essential win, Thakur used the post-match press convention to set the file straight.
“I’ve always believed that, as a bowling unit, we’ve bowled well throughout the season,” Thakur mentioned. “A lot of times in commentary, there’s criticism — they try to be hard on the bowlers. But you have to understand that cricket is moving in a certain direction where 200+ scores are becoming more common.”
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Thakur at the moment sits second in the Purple Cap race with 11 wickets in six matches. Still, the 33-year-old believes bowlers do not get their due respect from the pundits.
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“It’s easy to sit in a studio and comment on someone’s bowling, but they don’t see the real picture out there on the ground,” he fired. “I’m sure they should look at their own stats before criticising anyone.”
LSG now sit third on the desk with 4 wins in six matches. Despite lacking an abroad bowler, the workforce has defended scores impressively.
“Credit to us that we’ve defended scores on two occasions when we batted first. We put up a good score, the pitch became better for batting, and even with drastic changes, we managed to defend. So it was about holding our nerves till the end and believing in ourselves that we could win the game, provided we got an important wicket or bowled a key over,” Thakur mentioned.