New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): After the completion of the India vs South Africa sequence, former India cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar believes that one of many primary causes behind India’s loss towards South Africa at Centurion was purely resulting from poor efficiency by their bowlers and went onto defend Shardul Thakur regardless of his disappointing efficiency within the first Test.
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Thakur was dropped from the enjoying XI for the second Test at Cape Town resulting from his poor efficiency within the first Test of the sequence the place he was in a position to choose just one wicket in his spell of 19 overs the place he conceded 101 runs.
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The right-arm seamer, Mukesh Kumar changed Thakur for the second Test the place the bowler snapped 4 wickets within the match. Manjrekar opined that your entire Indian bowling workforce failed collectively within the first Test and that the suppose tank could have desired a greater batter at No. 8, the place Thakur excels.
“I understand why they wanted batting depth with Shardul, especially given that they have new players batting at 1,3 & 5 and also Shardul’s record in South Africa. I think it is unfair to blame everything on Shardul Thakur. I feel India generally didn’t bowl well in that Test match and that didn’t allow them a series win,” Manjrekar was quoted as saying on ESPNcricinfo.
“I fear Shardul Thakur will have to wait a while to play his next Test match. They will have to look at his bowling. It is not that he scored 40-50 with the bat either. He might not play a Test match for a while now as India will find other ways of strengthening their batting,” the previous right-hand batter added.
Talking in regards to the second Test match was completed in simply lower than two days in favour of India. The guests received the match by seven wickets and this victory was recorded because the quickest win within the historical past of cricket by way of balls (642 balls). (ANI)
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
