Shardul Thakur set to hitch LSG as substitute for injured Mohsin: Report

Shardul Thakur. File.
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After going unsold within the public sale, India all-rounder Shardul Thakur is ready to make his return to the IPL with Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) roping him in as a substitute for the injured Mohsin Khan.

Beneath new captain Rishabh Pant, LSG will start their marketing campaign in opposition to Delhi Capitals on Monday (March 24, 2025).

In accordance with ESPNcricinfo, the 33-year-old Thakur is “presently with the LSG squad in Visakhapatnam”.

Thakur, who scored 505 runs and snapped 35 wickets in 9 matches in the course of the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai following a foot surgical procedure, had signed with Essex to play county cricket.

Nonetheless, the report said that “Thakur had already alerted Essex that he would take up the provide if any IPL franchise wanted a substitute participant”.

It was additionally reported that Mohsin had sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in his proper knee on the finish of December in the course of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Though he did be part of the LSG camp, he’s presently “doing rehab and can work with the LSG help employees to chalk out his route again”.