India handled to level the Test series versus hosts South Africa 1-1 by winning the 2nd and the last Test in Cape Town, the visitors dealt with an embarrassing innings defeat in the very first Test in Centurion.
According to previous India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, India’s loss versus the Proteas in Centurion was simply due to bad efficiency by their bowlers. The previous star batsman went onto protect Shardul Thakur in spite of his frustrating efficiency in the very first Test.
The speed bowling all-rounder was dropped from the playing XI for the 2nd Test at Cape Town due to his bad efficiency in the very first Test of the series where he had the ability to choose just one wicket in his spell of 19 overs where he yielded 101 runs.
Manjrekar feels that the whole Indian bowling group stopped working jointly in the very first Test which the think tank might have preferred a much better batter at No. 8, where Thakur stands out.
“I comprehend why they desired batting depth with Shardul, particularly considered that they have brand-new gamers batting at 1,3 & & 5 and likewise Shardul’s record in South Africa. I believe it is unjust to blame whatever on Shardul Thakur. I feel India usually didn’t bowl well because Test match which didn’t permit them a series win,” stated Manjrekar throughout an interaction.
“I fear Shardul Thakur will need to wait a while to play his next Test match. They will need to take a look at his bowling. It is not that he scored 40-50 with the bat either. He may not play a Test match for a while now as India will discover other methods of enhancing their batting,” he included.