Funny Reply of Shardul Thakur Before Campaign Opener Match of WC 2023 against Australia
Indian cricketer Shardul Thakur has been a genuine wicket-taker for India in ODIs, and one of his go-to deliveries, especially when the pitch is flat, has been scrambled-seam or wobbled-seam deliveries.
With such amazing variations, Thakur has an uncanny ability to find wickets out of absolute nowhere. This mysterious ability also led the fans to give him the nickname 'Lord Thakur'. He himself claimed that he didn't have a clue what the scambled-seam ball would do once it pitched.
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Speaking to a former pacer of the West Indies bishop in a video posted by the ICC, Shardul Thakur said, "I don't know. I just hold it like this and bowl it. I don't do much; whatever happens, happens. It is difficult to get the ball to reverse in ODI cricket. So you have to use these tactics—maybe bowl cross-seam or scrambled seam. After pitching what's going to happen, even I don't know. The batter is always guessing; I am always guessing, so probably leave it to the hands of God.”