With ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah looking doubtful for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February-March too, pace bowling allrounder Shardul Thakur would be itching to make his claim for an India berth when he turns out for Mumbai against Assam in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Amingaon Cricket Ground in Guwahati from Tuesday.
Thakur was snubbed by India's team management for both Tests in Bangladesh, but a fine show in the couple of Ranji matches that he will play for Mumbai this season will help him impress the new selection committee. With Jaydev Unadkat in red-hot form , he would hope to bring in his vast first-class experience (237 wickets in 72 [email protected] & 1541 [email protected]) to produce something special at a critical time for his career and Mumbai too.
