‘Nothing without luck’, Netizens troll Shardul for being expensive in IND vs AUS 1st ODI

Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur was on the receiving end after bowling an expensive spell in IND vs AUS 1st ODI in Mohali. The 31-year-old went wicketless and leaked 78 runs in 10 overs as Australia post 276 on board.

The Indian cricket fans were not happy with Shardul’s performance mocked the player on social media.

Check out some reactions:

What a shame that shardul thakur will be our third Pacer in the world cup, he is nothing without luck!😭#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/AVBkuns8pC

— Y𝕏 Samar (@Yrtweets) September 22, 2023

Shardul Thakur potentially will bowl at the death for us in the World Cup..#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/B3Dz3VI2NO

— Sanchit Desai (@sanchitd43) September 22, 2023

Shardul Thakur: 0/78 in 10 overs
Mohammed Shami: 5/51 in 10 overs

But they'll pick Thakur over Shami in the World Cup because he can bat a bit. Yeh Axar Patel ko bhi sirf batting ki wajah se khilatay hain via fareed khan 👀 #INDvsAUS #WorldCup2023

— Ahad_Ali (@ahad_pindi) September 22, 2023

Shardul Thakur: 0/78 in 10 overs
Mohammed Shami: 5/51 in 10 overs
I think it’s clear who should be our 3rd seamer
pic.twitter.com/i5b8nGrZRo#INDvsAUS #WorldCup

— ICT Fan (@Delphy06) September 22, 2023

Shardul Thakur vs Australia in ODIs:

Matches: 4
Overs: 27
Wickets: 3
Avg: 61.33
SR: 54
ER:  6.81#INDvsAUS #INDvAUS #AUSvsIND

— Manish Bhatt (@manishbhattuk) September 22, 2023

https://twitter.com/iSREENIWAS/status/1705198075957088651

Shami makes case for World Cup XI with 5-wicket haul

Mohammad Shami has made a strong case for himself ahead of the World Cup 2023. The pacer, who has not been a consistent member in Team India’s XI, picked a 5-wicket haul against Australia in first ODI in Mohali. Notably, Team India is tempted to pick an extra all-rounder to boost their batting but Shami’s spell has shown how Team India needs 3 proper seamers in the XI to challenge opposition batters.

India Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav

WKs: Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (VC)

Seam all-rounders: Shardul Thakur

Spin all-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin

Seamers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Spinner: Kuldeep Yadav

Team India restrict Australia to 276

A five-wicket haul by Mohammed Shami helped Team India to bundle out Australia for 276 in IND vs AUS 1st ODI in Mohali. Being put to bat first, Australia lost opener Mitchell Marsh early but David Warner smashed a half-century and contributions from Josh Inglis (45), Steve Smith (41) and Marnus Labuschagne (39) pushed Australia to 276 in 50 overs.