IND vs SL T20: Sanjay Bangar – Shardul Thakur Former India batting coach and current RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar feels allrounder Shardul Thakur’s rest is somehow linked to R Jadeja’s return to Team India. The latter had sustained an injury in November while playing against NZ and missed the SA tour and home series against WI. For more sports news and updates, follow us at InsideSport.IN
Bangar feels that Jadeja’s return would have left Shardul Thakur on the bench. He feels that Jadeja’s performance over the last couple of years gives him the boost ahead of others.
IND vs SL T20: Sanjay Bangar explains why Shardul Thakur is rested for T20I series
“The more I think of it, the more it seems that it’s going to be a toss-up between Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja. That could be one of the reasons why Shardul has been rested when Jadeja has regained full fitness. Those two players have been doing the all-rounder’s role commendably for India over the last year or so, both with bat and ball. But I would say Jadeja is a straight swap for the position vacated by Shardul Thakur,” Bangar told Star Sports.
He went on to praise R Jadeja saying that the latter brings in a lot of value to the Indian Cricket Team. “Jadeja’s batting has been on the rise for the last couple of years and him being a left-hander can add that right-left sort of combination in the lower order, which the team has been looking for. He brings a lot of value to the team in terms of him being a multi-skilled cricketer and that’s what the trend suggests also that most T20 teams would like to have players who are multi-skilled,” he added.
- While R Jadeja took 21 wickets in 2020-21, Shardul Thakur has scalped 25 wickets since 2020
- However, Jadeja leads the run score tally with 300+ runs. On the other hand, Shardul is yet to leave his mark with the bat in T20Is.
The tour was supposed to start with the two-match Test, but now will begin with T20Is, with the first match being played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on February 24. The second and third T20Is will take place in Dharamsala on February 26 and 27.
IND vs SL T20: Sanjay Bangar explains why Shardul Thakur is rested for T20I series
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