Shardul Thakur to hitch Essex for County Championship Division One

India all-rounder Shardul Thakur will play seven matches for County crew Essex in Division One from the start of the 2025 season, the membership introduced on Tuesday. File picture
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India all-rounder Shardul Thakur will play seven matches for County crew Essex in Division One from the start of the 2025 season, the membership introduced on Tuesday.

The 33-year-old Thakur, who has thus far performed 11 Assessments, 47 ODIs and 25 T20Is over the past eight years, might be enjoying within the English nation circuit for the primary time.

Thakur has been in wealthy kind each with the bat and the ball, having scored 51 and 119 for his second First-Class century final month in opposition to Jammu and Kashmir, adopted by a brisk 84 in opposition to Meghalaya within the Ranji Trophy group stage.

Thakur additionally claimed a hat-trick within the match in opposition to Meghalaya, in a bid to show his kind and health for a nationwide crew comeback, along with his final look being on the 2023 ODI World Cup.

“I’m feeling excited to hitch Essex this summer season. Personally it brings new challenges and alternatives to showcase my expertise and expertise. County cricket is one thing I all the time wished to expertise and I’m glad that I’ll be representing the Eagles,” Thakur was quoted as saying by Essex on their web site.

Essex’s director of cricket and former England and Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood mentioned, “We had been very clear amongst ourselves that a top quality fast bowler, with lower-order batting potential, was a key goal for the Membership this winter.

“In Shardul, we have now signed simply that, and we will’t wait to welcome him to Essex and see how he will get on within the County Championship,” he added.

Thakur, who was not picked by any of the Indian Premier League groups within the mega public sale forward of the 2025 season, would thus get ample game-time and publicity to circumstances in England to show his kind and health forward of India’s tour of England in June for 5 Assessments.