Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur
Personal information
Full name
Shardul Narendra Thakur
Born (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991
Palghar, Maharashtra, India
Nickname"Lord" Shardul
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 294)12 October 2018 v West Indies
Last Test26 December 2023 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 218)31 August 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI19 October 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.54 (formerly 10)
T20I debut (cap 73)21 February 2018 v South Africa
Last T20I20 February 2022 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.54
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentMumbai
2015Kings XI Punjab
2017Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 10)
2018–2021, 2024Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 54)
2022Delhi Capitals
2023Kolkata Knight Riders
2025Lucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 11 47 25 92
Runs scored 331 329 69 2,492
Batting average 19.47 17.31 23.00 20.59
100s/50s 0/4 0/1 0/0 2/16
Top score 67 50* 22* 119
Balls bowled 1,449 1,940 506 15,306
Wickets 31 65 33 298
Bowling average 28.38 30.98 23.39 27.52
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 15
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 7/61 4/37 4/27 7/61
Catches/stumpings 5/– 9/– 7/– 28/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up2023 India
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up2021–2023
ACC Asia Cup
Winner2018 United Arab Emirates
Winner2023 Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 March 2025

Shardul Narendra Thakur (born 16 October 1991) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and has previously appeared for several Indian Premier League teams. He is an allrounder who bats right-handed and bowls right arm medium pace. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup and the 2023 Asia Cup.