Shardul Thakur Demands "Fair Pitches" For Bowlers After Match-Winning Spell For LSG vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
After setting the IPL ablaze with a four-wicket haul in Lucknow Super Giants' five-wicket win, seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur stressed on the need for fair pitches in the competition to provide balance between bat and ball. The 33-year-old walked away with the Player of the Match award after his figures of 4 for 34 helped restrict SRH to 190/9. "I feel bowlers get very little on this kind of pitches," Shardul said at the post-match presentation. "Even in the last game pre-match, I said that pitches should be prepared in such a way that the game hangs in the balance for batters and bowlers. Especially after the impact player rule, it's not fair on the bowlers if a team scores 240-250 runs." Shardul went unsold at the auction and joined LSG only after Mohsin Khan was ruled out due to an injury.