Shardul Thakur records the second-worst bowling stats in the history of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Shardul Thakur, an Indian all-rounder who was dismissed on Friday, had the poorest bowling statistics in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy history. In the joint costly over against Kerala, Shardul Thakur gave up 69 for 1. Shardul joins Ramesh Rahul, who a few days back leaked 69 runs against Haryana while playing for Arunachal Pradesh. Pagadala Naidu of Hyderabad (1/67) held the previous record against Mumbai in 2010. Shardul did not sell at the IPL auction. Shardul, who is recovering from the injury, did not sell at the most recent IPL mega auction.Over the past three seasons, Shardul's performances have gotten worse.

Shardul only took five wickets for the Chennai Super Kings in nine games during the 2024 season, averaging 61.80. His ability to break important partnerships and take wickets was his strongest suit when he was at the top of his game, but the economy hasn't been his strongest suit.But in recent years, wicket returns have also begun to decline, and with the impact player rule, his down-order batting skills appear to be of little use when a team can select a specialized finisher in the position. On the road to recovery The management has moved on from Shardul Thakur, one of India's heroes from the most recent successful Border-Gavaskar Trophy team in Australia, according to Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, prior to the team's departure for Perth. Gambhir had previously stated, "The choice to select Reddy (Nitish) over Shardul is also about moving forward."