Shardul Thakur, the Mumbai-based India pacer, who has developed a reputation for some sizzling batsmanship, has received high praise in the 2022 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack for his willow deeds. 

Thakur’s 31-ball 50 in the September 2-6 Oval Test of 2021, which India won by 157 runs, was the fastest in terms of balls.