Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur: Rising star in Indian cricket with impressive record and high-profile engagement

Shardul Thakur, known as Lord, Palghar Express, is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. He was born in Palghar, Maharashtra, in 1991 and has a height of 5 ft 9 in. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his international debut in 2018 and has achieved notable achievements in domestic cricket. Thakur’s favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar, and he enjoys watching films, playing football, and badminton. He recently tied the knot with Mittali Parulkar.

Shardul Thakur will play for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) In 2026 season.

Full Name

Shardul Narendra Thakur

Nickname

Lord, Palghar Express

Place Of Birth

Palghar, Maharashtra, India

Born

16 October 1991

Height

5 ft 9 in

Jersey No.

Batting Style

Right Handed Bat

Bowling Style

Right-Arm Medium

Role

All-rounder

Country

India

Father

Narendra Thakur

Zodiac Sign

Libra

Hobbies

Watching films, playing football & badminton

School

Anand Ashram Convent English High School, Palghar, Mumbai Swami Vivekanand International School, Palghar, Mumbai

Instagram

@shardul_thakur

Facebook

@shardulthakur2020

Twitter

@imShard

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Cricket Polls

Stats

Batting Bowling

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Triumph Knights MNE vs Eagle Thane Strikers · 18th match	T20	June 9, 2026	1	3	0	0	33.33
Eagle Thane Strikers vs North Mumbai Panthers · 14th match	T20	June 7, 2026	6	14	0	0	42.86
Eagle Thane Strikers vs Arcs Andheri · 9th match	T20	June 5, 2026	6	3	0	1	200.00
Aakash Tigers MWS vs Eagle Thane Strikers · 6th match	T20	June 3, 2026	25	15	1	2	166.67
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals · Match 69	T20	May 24, 2026	10	11	1	0	90.91
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings · Match 33	T20	April 23, 2026	6	12	0	0	50.00

Match	Format	Date	Over	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Triumph Knights MNE vs Eagle Thane Strikers · 18th match	T20	June 9, 2026	1	22	0	0	2	22.00
Eagle Thane Strikers vs Arcs Andheri · 9th match	T20	June 5, 2026	2	20	0	0	1	10.00
Aakash Tigers MWS vs Eagle Thane Strikers · 6th match	T20	June 3, 2026	2	11	0	0	0	5.50
Bandra Blasters vs Eagle Thane Strikers · 1st Match	T20	June 1, 2026	3	33	2	2	2	11.00
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals · Match 69	T20	May 24, 2026	4	41	2	2	0	10.25
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians · Match 58	T20	May 14, 2026	4	39	4	0	2	9.75

Batting Bowling

Series	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Mumbai T20 League 2026	T20	Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 13, 2026	38	35	1	3	108.57
Indian Premier League 2026	T20	Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026	24	30	2	0	80.00
Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025	LISTA	Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026	60	34	5	4	176.47
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2025	T20	Nov 26, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025	4	8	0	0	50.00
Ranji Trophy Elite 2025	FIRSTCLASS	Oct 15, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026	130	156	13	5	83.33
Duleep Trophy 2025	FIRSTCLASS	Aug 28, 2025 - Sep 15, 2025	70	107	8	1	65.42

Series	Format	Date	Over	M	R	W	Bbi	ECO
Mumbai T20 League 2026	T20	Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 13, 2026	8	0	86	2	2/33	10.75
Indian Premier League 2026	T20	Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026	22	0	270	12	4/39	12.27
Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025	LISTA	Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026	30.5	3	105	11	4/13	3.41
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2025	T20	Nov 26, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025	30	4	251	13	3/19	8.37
Ranji Trophy Elite 2025	FIRSTCLASS	Oct 15, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026	94.1	17	387	13	3/22	4.11
India tour of England 2025	TEST	Jun 20, 2025 - Aug 4, 2025	27	0	144	2	2/51	5.33

Batting Bowling

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	Avg	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
IPL	114	45	349	263	68	11.63	132.70	15	32	13	1	0
TEST	13	21	377	630	67	18.85	59.84	1	46	9	4	0
ODI	47	25	329	313	50	17.31	105.11	6	31	9	1	0
T20	194	71	477	381	68	9.93	125.19	23	38	18	1	0
T20I	25	6	69	38	22	23	181.57	3	5	4	0	0
List A	123	71	1058	923	92	19.96	114.62	18	86	48	4	0
First Class	103	144	2818	4093	119	20.72	68.84	8	337	65	18	2

Format	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w	10w
IPL	114	109	365.80	2202	3514	119	29.53	9.61	18.50	4/34	4/34	3	0	0
TEST	13	22	268.30	1611	1024	33	31.03	3.81	48.80	7/61	8/108	1	1	0
ODI	47	46	323.20	1940	2014	65	30.98	6.22	29.80	4/37	4/37	3	0	0
T20	194	189	645.10	3871	5880	221	26.60	9.11	17.50	5/23	5/23	4	1	0
T20I	25	24	84.20	506	772	33	23.39	9.15	15.30	4/27	4/27	1	0	0
List A	123	122	896.50	5381	5134	191	26.87	5.72	28.10	4/13	4/13	10	0	0
First Class	103	180	2726.10	16357	8921	315	28.32	3.27	51.90	7/61	10/52	15	15	1

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Mumbai vs Meghalaya · Elite, Group A	First Class	January 30, 2025	84	42	9	5	200.00
Mumbai vs Tamil Nadu · 2nd semi final	First Class	March 2, 2024	109	105	13	4	103.81
Mumbai vs Assam · Elite, Group B	First Class	February 16, 2024	2	13	0	0	15.38
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore · Match 9	T20	April 6, 2023	68	29	9	3	234.48
India vs New Zealand · 3rd ODI	ODI	January 24, 2023	25	17	3	1	147.06
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals · Match 64	T20	May 16, 2022	3	4	0	0	75.00

Batting Bowling

Most Runs 505

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Highest Individual Score 119

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Highest Strike Rates 300.00

Indian Premier League, 2018 · T20

Highest Average 76.00

India A tour of South Africa, 2023 · FIRSTCLASS

Most Centuries 1

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Most Fifties 4

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Most Fours 54

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Most Sixes 14

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Top Wicket Takers 35

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Best Economy Rates 2.14

India tour of West Indies, 2023 · TEST

Best Bowling Figures 7/61

India tour of South Africa, 2021 · TEST

Best Strike Rates 8.40

Sri Lanka tour of India, 2020 · T20I

Best Averages 8.40

Sri Lanka tour of India, 2020 · T20I

Four Wickets 2

Ranji Trophy, 2018 · FIRSTCLASS

Five Wickets 1

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Maidens 75

Ranji Trophy, 2016 · FIRSTCLASS

Mumbai T20 League·T20

Triumph Knights MNE Triumph Knights MNE

148/10

Result

172/8

ETS won by 24 runs June 9, 2026 7:00 PM

Eagle Thane Strikers Eagle Thane Strikers

Mumbai T20 League·T20

Eagle Thane Strikers Eagle Thane Strikers

113/10

Result

177/5

NMP won by 64 runs June 7, 2026 7:00 PM

North Mumbai Panthers North Mumbai Panthers

MI IPL 2027: 5 Players Mumbai Indians Could Release

262

MI: 5 Major Changes Mumbai Indians Could Make Ahead of IPL 2027

175

Should Mumbai's Captaincy Change Become a Long-Term Decision?

Lucknow Super Giants Highest Individual Scores and Best Bowling Figures in IPL

205

Duleep Trophy 2026-27 Squads: Full Team Lists, Captains and Vice-Captains

362

Chennai Super Kings Most Runs and Wickets: CSK All-Time Records

265

Ruturaj Gaikwad Named West Zone Captain for Duleep Trophy 2026; Yashasvi Jaiswal Misses Out

505

Mumbai T20 League 2026: Full Schedule, Squads, Match Timings & Live Streaming Details

3966

Ravindra Jadeja Trolls Shardul Thakur After No-Ball Drama in MI vs RR IPL 2026 Clash

823

IPL 2026, Match 69: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XIs

1221

IPL 2026, Match 65: KKR vs MI Predicted Playing XIs

1893

IPL 2026, Match 58: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XIs

1803

International: India (2017–2025)
Domestic (India): Mumbai (2012–present)
Indian Premier League (IPL): Kings XI Punjab (2015); Rising Pune Supergiant (2017); Chennai Super Kings (2018–2021, 2024); Delhi Capitals (2022); Kolkata Knight Riders (2023); Lucknow Super Giants (2025); Mumbai Indians (2026–present)
Other: India A, West Zone, Rest of India, Essex (County Cricket)

International Debuts

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ODI Debut: 31 August 2017 against Sri Lanka (Cap 218)
T20I Debut: 21 February 2018 against South Africa (Cap 73)
Test Debut: 12 October 2018 against West Indies (Cap 294)

Shardul Thakur’s Video

Records & Achievements

Best Test bowling figures of 7/61
Best ODI bowling figures of 4/37
Best T20I bowling figures of 4/27
Was Chennai Super Kings' leading wicket-taker in the IPL 2021 season with 21 wickets
Claimed 8 wickets in the 2016 Ranji Trophy final to lead Mumbai to their 41st title
Finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker in the 2014/15 domestic season with 48 wickets
Has a five-wicket haul in Test cricket

Awards & Performance

MCA Best Ranji Trophy Cricketer of the Year: 2024-25
MCA Cricketer of the Year (Justice Tendulkar Trophy): 2024-25 season
Ranji Trophy Final Performance: Awarded for his match-winning 8-wicket haul in the 2016 final