Former Pakistan
cricketer Salman Butt has communicated that Shardul Thakur's choice in the
Indian crew for the ICC T20 World Cup needed to occur. He thought that batting
capacity gives Shardul Thakur the edge over others. Shardul Thakur was
on the rundown of reserve's the point at which the Indian crew was first
reported. In any case, the BCCI rolled out an improvement, supplanting Shardul
with Axar Patel, who has now been kept as a backup alongside Shreyas Iyer and
Deepak Chahar. In a video on Salman Butt's Youtube Channel, the previous
cricketer believed that the Indian selectors have rolled out the right
improvement. He said,
-It
had to happen. Shardul Thakur had to be picked for the T20 World Cup. He has
been claiming wickets consistently and has been contributing with the bat as
well. In England too, he performed really well. He has the momentum of
performances. In the IPL, Thakur and Harshal Patel picked up wickets in almost
every game. But batting gives Thakur the edge when it comes to selection.- -India
had picked too many spinners in the squad, as many as five. If three spinners
can-t do the job, the fourth and fifth too will not be able to do anything.
This is equivalent to playing eight batters. This move to bring in Thakur makes
a lot of sense, especially considering the fact that there is no surety about
Pandya-s bowling,- he added. Salman Butt also highlighted
that Shardul Thakur-s performance on India-s tour of England was impressive. In
IPL 2021, Shardul Thakur has taken 18 wickets in 15 matches. He is the leading
wicket-taker for his franchise, Chennai Super Kings. Butt believes it is the
right to move, to pick the all-rounder in the World Cup squad as he is in form.
-Test cricket, that too in England, is a lot
tougher. The way he batted in England was really impressive. He can score at a
good strike rate and is claiming at least two wickets with the ball in almost
every game. The services of such an in-form player had to be utilized. His No.
1 reason for selection is his ongoing performance, then there are other
add-ons,- said Salman Butt.