- Star all-rounder Shardul Thakur, who is out of Team India, is performing brilliantly in domestic cricket. After scoring a century, he has now created history by taking a hat-trick in bowling…
Indian team’s all-rounder Shardul Thakur is not getting a chance to return to national cricket. He was not included in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 (BGT 2025) played against Australia recently. At the same time, the doors of Team India have closed for him in all three formats. But, Thakur is making a splash with the bat and ball in domestic cricket. He scored a century against Jammu and Kashmir in a difficult situation. Now Shardul Thakur created history by bowling brilliantly in the 7th round against Meghalaya. With this, Shardul has joined the list of bowlers who took a hat-trick in Ranji.
Shardul Thakur created history by taking a hat-trick against Meghalaya
Mumbai and Meghalaya teams are facing each other in the 7th round of Ranji Trophy. In this match, Shardul Thakur wreaked havoc on the batsmen of the opposition team. He took wickets one after the other. He completed a hat-trick in the third over of Meghalaya’s innings. He dismissed Anirudh on the fourth ball. After this, he got Sumit Kumar caught out. He created history by dismissing Jaskirat Singh on the last ball of the over.
🚨 HAT-TRICK FOR SHARDUL IN RANJI TROPHY 🚨
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 30, 2025
– Thakur making a strong case for England tour in June. pic.twitter.com/Q2dcki5ayF
He became the 5th bowler to do so for Mumbai
Shardul Thakur has pushed the Meghalaya team on the backfoot with his lethal bowling. 7 batsmen have returned to the pavilion at the score of 40 runs. Shardul Thakur has made 4 batsmen his victims. Till the time of writing the news, Thakur has taken 4 wickets for 19 runs in 7 overs. At the same time, let us tell you that Shardul Thakur has become the 5th bowler to take a hat-trick for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. Earlier, 4 players have done this feat for Mumbai. Before Thakur, Royston Harold Dias had completed a hat-trick against Bihar last year.
List of bowlers who took hat-tricks for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy
- Jahangir Behramji Khot vs Baroda – 1943/44
- Umesh Narayan Kulkarni vs Gujarat – 1963/64
- Abdul Musabhai Ismail vs Saurashtra – 1973/74
- Royston Harold Dias vs Bihar – 2023/24
- Shardul Thakur vs Meghalaya – 2024/25