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Didn’t dwell much on India snub and going unsold in IPL auction: Shardul Thakur
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4/12/2025
IPL 2025, LSG vs GT: In the post-match press conference after the Lucknow Super Giants beat the Gujarat Titans by six wickets, Shardul Thakur lashed out at commentators for their constant criticism.
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In my opinion, there are two players out of power blake in which the two players are out of the field.
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There is a lot of pressure on the baller when the run goes up.
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If there are two players in the first and second,
00:14
then there is pressure on the bowling unit.
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In that time, we are putting the ball in the match,
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where the run goes up.
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If you see this, there will be a lot of pressure on the ball.
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After 10 or 6 years, when the field is open,
00:37
and we have time to correct the length again,
00:42
there is also a discussion in the strategic time out,
00:45
what can we do as a bowling unit.
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Sometimes, the plan changes many times.
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So, we get to see a drastic difference.
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In the first 10 or 6,
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and in the last 10 or 6.
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In detail, I can say that,
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as you can see,
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there was a match on the ground.
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There was a big side.
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There was a big side,
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and when the ball wasn't full,
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especially when the match went up,
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the pitch conditions were dry.
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So, as a bowling unit,
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we communicated collectively to each other,
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and the coaching staff also said,
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that we will see the big side of the cricket.
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If there is a match on the ground,
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then it's okay.
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You should appreciate the opponents also.
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They are also playing here.
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So, all the planning was working on that.
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And the bowlers also came to do the execution.
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I feel like that,
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especially after 10 or so.
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Shatul,
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perhaps you have the best version of Puran
01:52
on the next side this year.
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From a bowler point of the border,
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then you can just see someone clear that,
01:57
and are you sort of happy
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that you only have to bowl at him on the next side?
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Well, he's always been a dangerous player.
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We know that.
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And I have a strange record also against him.
02:07
So, I'm not scared of Puran,
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but yes, he's a dangerous batter,
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and it's always a challenge for a bowler to keep up with him.
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And the way cricket is evolving,
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every year we get to see newer shots,
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battles changing something,
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and targeting the other areas
02:25
from what they have done previously.
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So, as a bowling unit,
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whichever team you are playing for,
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it's a challenge to, you know,
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adapt yourself, evolve,
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try new things out.
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It's not necessary that one particular plan
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will keep paying you for time again and again.
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So, yes,
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here the question is about adaptability
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and evolving yourself as a player.
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What was the idea of the game, sir?
02:54
Do you think Rishabh Pantaj
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was not available for this game,
03:00
and Rishabh is also a top-order player,
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so we just took a chance with him to open the innings?
03:09
I think last two.
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It's about adaptability,
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but it's come together well,
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and today probably was one of the better bowling performance,
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but you guess how is it coming together?
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I mean,
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you have to tell me the Indian bowling attack
03:21
was moving,
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all the faces are on the pitch,
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how is it coming together?
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See, I always believe that as a bowling unit,
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we have been bowling well throughout the season.
03:35
A lot of times in commentary there is always criticism.
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They try to be hard on bowlers,
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but you've got to understand that cricket is moving in a certain fashion
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where we are seeing more and more 200 runs plus scores.
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And credit to us that we've defended on two occasions,
03:55
where we batted first,
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we put up a good score,
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which became good to bat on,
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and there was a drastic change.
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Still, we were able to defend by one game by 10 runs
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and one game by four runs in Kolkata.
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So, it was about holding our nerves together till the very end
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and keep believing in ourselves that we can win the game
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provided we get an important wicket or we bowl an important over.
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And see, like you said,
04:20
criticism will always be there,
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especially from commentators.
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It's easy to sit back in the studio
04:27
and comment on someone's bullying attack,
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but they don't see the real picture,
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what's out there on the ground.
04:33
I'm sure they should look at their own stats
04:36
before criticizing someone.
04:38
Last question.
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Yes.
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If we take a positive way, as a player, we have a growth.
05:12
So, when we have time for thinking about the game,
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I was saying that there are many skills and things in my armory.
05:22
So, just to use it smartly and better.
05:26
So, I am focused on that.
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And as a cricketer, our job is to play cricket.
05:31
Because we are passionate about the game.
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So, I didn't think about the Indian team.
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So, I didn't think about these two things.
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Because at that time, the T20 was running.
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The T20 was running.
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So, there were many matches.
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As a cricketer, it was important to me that I had 100% of those matches for my team.
05:57
And I had planned that my skills, my positives in the game,
06:02
So, I was thinking about how I can do better.
06:04
So, there was personal growth.
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Plus, it was a comeback.
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So, this is the one that I have made.
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So, this is an achievement.
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So, this is the one that I have made.
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That really was aят of success.
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So, I think, I would like to have a champion that comes into my opinion.
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So, I would like to say,
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I'm thinking about that that is a challenge,
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but I'm going to give back this challenge.
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And I will give back this challenge.
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I will give back my advice.
06:23
Thank you also.
06:25
So, I promise.
06:27
So, I will give you a chance to make a promise.
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