"When someone has quality, he should be given more chances": Shardul Thakur

Despite getting overlooked for the allrounders role in Team India Shardul Thakur said that a player should be considered for selection if he has qualityShardul Thakur yet stood firm and saved Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir Where other Mumbai batsmen were struggling to score runs Shardul Thakur smashed 5 fours and 2 sixes His innings ended with a score of 51 runs in 57 deliveries following which Mumbai reached 120 runs from a precarious 477 against Jammu and KashmirThakurs exploits here at the BKC Ground served as a reminder of his maiden FirstClass ton in the Ranji Trophy semifinal last season when he smacked a 105ball 109 with 13 fours and four sixes coming in at No 9 His century took Mumbai from 106 for seven to 378 against Tamil Nadu to set up a win by an innings and 70 runs en route to their 43rd titleWhat can I talk about my quality Others should talk about it They should see that if someone has quality he should be given more chances Thakur told the media I like batting in difficult situations In easy situations everyone does well but how you put up the show in adverse situations matters I see tough situations as a challenge and always think about how to overcome that challenge he saidAlso ReadPathan backs Mohammed Shamis delayed return to international cricketShardul Thakur also received a setback in the IPL mega auction last December when he went unsold But for Thakur forgetting the past is criticalYou have to forget whatever has happened in the past it is not going to change It is important to be in the present and think about what you can do in the near future he said Shardul defended India captain Rohit Sharma who flopped on his Ranji Trophy comeback saying his passion for Mumbai cricket remains intact He is always passionate about Mumbai cricket Any Mumbaikar the way we have seen hardships growing up as teenagers playing maidan cricket everyone is so passionate about Mumbai cricket that even if theyre playing for India they follow what the Mumbai team is doing he saidWhen they come back here they play as if they are part of this team and they play all their heart out To be fair to Rohit I felt he was just batting in his own zone and unlike you said he wasnt trying a lot He was just keeping things simple but yes against new ball you get one chance and it can go anywhere he added Thakur said Mumbai wanted to see off the new ball and take on the JampK spinners but their batters failed to execute that plan We have seen in BKC that there is help for bowlers in the first one to oneandahalf hours But when we see out that phase runs are easy to come by Had we played that phase well we could have scored big Thakur said Often it has been seen that moisture quickly goes away whenever we play here If the bowlers bowl correct lengths in the first hour they will be able to get wickets If they miss it will look good from the outside but often wickets dont fallWe took a chance to bat first that did not pay off The whole idea was to bat first and expecting spin later on he saidShardul Thakur stated that the conditions were tough in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy The speedster claimed 10 wickets in seven matches of the VHT Whereas in the SMAT Thakur bagged 15 wickets following which he ended up as the joint thirdhighest wickettaker in the tournamentIf you see the domestic T20 or the oneday tournament most teams winning the toss won the match Games started at 900am there was outandout help for fast bowlers for 20 overs We lost the toss against two good teams and the pitch became flat after lunch he said They were tracks you can hit on from ball one In such cases you cant judge bowlers On those surfaces any top bowler would get hit take any top bowler he will get hit The pitches were made in such a way that 300350 were easily scored he saidWith PTI Inputs