Shardul Thakur turned 32 yesterday, and the all-rounder celebrated his birthday with his wife and best buddy Shreyas Iyer. Team India are currently in Pune and will take on Bangladesh on Thursday. But before the game, Thakur bonded over food with wife and Iyer. While Thakur has confessed that his best friend, and partner-in-crime is his wife, he also bonds well with Shreyas Iyer.
Both Shardul and Shreyas always upload funny videos on social media and always pull each other’s legs. The duos bond continued in Pune also as Shardul took Shreyas for a quiet dinner date.
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Speaking about team India, they touched down in Pune on Sunday. Rohit Sharma & Co will have a training session today. India have hardly put a foot down in the World Cup, as they won all three matches played so far. India are coming off a thumping win against arch-rival Pakistan. The Men in Blue surely has momentum, and now it is all about continuing with the same momentum.
Shardul Thakur/Ravichandran Ashwin quandary for India as India face Bangladesh
Speaking about Shardul, the all-rounder featured against Pakistan in Ahmedabad. The pitch there did not aid spinners, and hence skipper Rohit Sharma went with the option of playing Shardul. However, the Pune pitch will assist spinners more. During the IPL games in 2020 and 21, the spinners thrived bowling on the slow and low Pune pitch.
India have Ravichandran Ashwin up their sleeve as the spinner. The off-spinner featured in only one match so far against Australia. Against games versus Afghanistan and Pakistan, India preferred Shardul. However, the 32-year-old had a mediocre outing with the ball in hand against Pakistan. Thakur bowled only two overs but went for 12 runs. He did not get the opportunity to bat.
Thakur will likely not play the game against Bangladesh if the Pune pitch aids spinners.
