IPL 2025 mein Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ke experienced pacer Shardul Thakur ne commentators ko ek strong message diya hai. Thakur ne un logon par nishana saadha jo unki bowling ko criticize kar rahe the, kehkar ki commentary box se judgement dena aasaan hota hai lekin ground par kya hota hai, wo sirf players hi samajh sakte hain.
“I’ve always believed that, as a bowling unit, we’ve bowled well throughout the season. A lot of times in commentary, there’s criticism; they try to be hard on the bowlers. But you have to understand that cricket is moving in a certain direction where 200+ scores are becoming more common,”
“Like you said, criticism will always be there, especially from commentators. It’s easy to sit in a studio and comment on someone’s bowling, but they don’t see the real picture out there on the ground,”
Thakur ko LSG ne injured Mohsin Khan ke replacement ke roop mein team mein liya tha. Aur unhone prove bhi kiya! April 12 ko Gujarat Titans ke khilaaf match mein unhone 4 overs mein sirf 34 runs diye, aur last over mein Sherfane Rutherford aur Rahul Tewatia ko back-to-back deliveries pe out karke match ka flow hi badal diya.
Is performance ke baad Thakur Purple Cap race mein bhi aa gaye hain. Ab tak unhone 6 matches mein 11 wickets liye hain, unka bowling average hai 19.81, lekin economy thodi zyada—10.38 runs per over. Fir bhi, unki wickets crucial time par aayi hain jo team ke liye game-changer rahi hain.
LSG ki overall performance bhi strong rahi hai. Team 6 matches mein se 4 jeet kar points table pe third position pe hai. Thakur ne apne bowling unit ko team ke success ka asli hero bataya.
“Credit to us that we’ve defended scores on two occasions when we batted first. We put up a good score, the pitch became better for batting and even with drastic changes, we managed to defend, one game by 10 runs, one by 4 runs in Kolkata,”
Wahi LSG ke top-order bhi zabardast form mein hai. Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, aur Aiden Markram jaise players consistently run bana rahe hain. Ab sabki nazar hai unke agle encounter par jo hoga April 14 ko MS Dhoni-led CSK ke khilaaf.
Shardul ke clear words aur aggressive attitude ne ye dikhaya ki field ke warriors ko samajhna har kisi ka kaam nahi. Studio se judgement dena easy hai, lekin asli fight to pitch pe hoti hai!
