Shardul Thakur IND vs WI : The second match of the Test series between India and West Indies is being played in Trinidad. In this match, the West Indies team is bowling first. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are opening for India. Team India’s fast bowler Shardul Thakur is out of the playing eleven. The Board of Control for Cricket in India gave this information by tweeting. Shardul took one wicket in the last match. But in this match, he is not playing due to back pain.
BCCI tweeted, Shardul Thakur was not available for selection for the second test due to back pain. For this reason, he was out of the playing eleven. Shardul took one wicket for 15 runs in the first innings of the last match while bowling 7 overs. He also took out 3 maiden overs. But he is not playing in the Trinidad Test. Shardul has performed brilliantly on many occasions before this. Captain Rohit Sharma said after the toss that Shardul has bought a lot of trouble.
Significantly, Shardul has played 10 Test matches for India so far and has taken 30 wickets during this period. He has also scored 305 runs in this format. Shardul has taken 50 wickets in 35 ODIs. He has scored a half-century in this format. Shardul has taken 33 wickets in 25 T20 International matches. He also has a good record in first class matches. Shardul has scored 245 runs in this.
India’s playing XI – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj
NOTE – Shardul Thakur was not available for selection for the 2nd Test due to a sore left groin.#WIvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 20, 2023