Prior to his 100th IPL match, former Indian bowler and mentor of the Lucknow Super Giants, Zaheer Khan, gave Shardul Thakur a special shirt.
In the twenty-first match of the 2025 Indian Premier League, LSG is playing the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.
During the pre-match huddle, the special No. 100 jersey was distributed in honour of the right-arm medium pacer. He was beaming as he took in the cheers from his teammates and the supporting crew.
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲
Shardul Thakur steps into his
th #TATAIPL match
He receives a momentous jersey from #LSG mentor Zaheer Khan
#KKRvLSG | @imShard pic.twitter.com/G7jA3exxvE
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 8, 2025
LSG is notably Shardul’s sixth IPL franchise. His tenure with the Chennai Super Kings from 2018 to 2021 and subsequently 2024 accounted for the majority of the 100 games (57).
In four innings thus far in the 2025 Indian Premier League, Shardul Thakur has claimed seven wickets. However, thus far, he has been somewhat pricey (10.15).
KKR chose to field first after winning the toss in the current match. With Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh attacking the opponents with all of their might, the visitors are off to a fiery start. By the time the powerplay ended, LSG had amassed 59 runs without losing any wickets.
Remarkably, Shardul’s finest IPL bowling performances occurred during LSG’s second IPL 2025 match. His 4/34 off four overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad was part of a winning cause, as the team captained by Rishabh Pant easily won by 23 deliveries and five wickets.
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