Day 3 of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023 final between India and Australia may very well decide the shape of this game. The Indian team is still facing the huge task of avoiding the follow-on. Five wickets are already down and the lower order will have to make significant contributions in order to keep India’s chances alive in the match.
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All-rounder Shardul Thakur took important wickets of Australian batters David Warner and Steve Smith while bowling. He now needs to contribute with the bat as well. Thakur has been preferred over Ravichandran Ashwin for this game, and the batting record of Thakur will definitely give some confidence to the side.
Thakur has been one of those players who have performed in tough situations. He has a good variety of shots and his accelerating ability makes him a player that can trouble the opposition. In the recently concluded season of the Indian Premier League, he scored 68 (29) while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Shardul Thakur Highest Score In Test
Thakur’s highest Test score came against Australia in the iconic Brisbane Test in 2021. India were 186/6 in the first innings when Thaur joined fellow all-rounder Washington Sundar in the middle. Both of them stitched a partnership of 123 runs to start India’s comeback in the match.
Thakur scored 67 (115) with the help of nine fours and two sixes. It was just second innings for Thakur in Test and nobody expected him to bat that well. He smashed the Aussie bowlers all over the ground and the way he balanced his defense and attack was magnificent to watch.
Shardul Thakur Innings Score List in England
Popularly known as ‘Lord’, Thakur has scored three Test half-centuries so far. Apart from the one at the Gabba, the other two came at The Oval in 2021. It looks like Thakur loves batting at this venue and the Indian team would want him to repeat those heroics.
He scored 57 (36) in the first innings of the match and 60 (72) in the second innings. India won that game by 157 runs in the end despite conceding a lead of 99 runs in the first innings.
| Ground | Innings | Score | Opponent | Year |
| Trent Bridge (Notttingham) | 1st | 0 (6) | England | 2021 |
| 2nd | DNB | |||
| The Oval (London) | 1st | 57 (36) | England | 2021 |
| 2nd | 60 (72) | |||
| Edgbaston (Birmingham) | 1st | 1 (12) | England | 2022 |
| 2nd | 4 (26) |
Talking about his overall record in England, he has scored 122 runs in five innings with the help of a couple of half-centuries.
