Shardul Thakur ranks among a rare breed of players who can alone change the course of the game.
Nicknamed “Lord Shardul”, the Indian all-rounder can make the ball talk with his exceptional variation.
He got the moniker “Lord” after strong show in the 2022 Johannesburg Test against South Africa.
Shardul bagged his maiden 5-wicket haul and ended with 8 wickets in the match.
Soon “Lord Shardul” started trending on social media.
Shardul shone with his all-round performance during the 2021 Test series against England.
In the Nottingham Test, Shardul took 4 crucial English wickets.
Then at Oval, Shardul scored half-centuries in both innings.
He scored a half-century in 31 balls breaking Ian Botham’s 35-year-long record.
That’s when he was tagged as “Beefy”, Botham’s nickname.