Shardul's cricket smarts gets him breakthroughs
Mumbai, March 31 -- It took Shardul Thakur eleven years of playing IPL cricket for six franchises to get into the home dressing room at the Wankhede. In only two balls, he was among the wickets in the Mumbai Indians jersey against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday night. The moment he cut short Finn Allen's threatening innings in the sixth over, cliches followed in commentary. "He has a bit of a golden arm."
As KKR batters continued mayhem at the crease, Thakur struck another crucial blow in the 9th over. Another banal articulation of the bowler's success was heard on air: "He has this knack of picking up wickets."
Golden arm almost equates to good fortune. Knack can be a gift, an instinct. But there's more to Shardul Thakur's bowling than ju...
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