Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur
Personal information
Full name
Shardul Narendra Thakur
Born (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991
Palghar, Maharashtra, India
NicknameLord, Beefy
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 294)12 October 2018 v West Indies
Last Test23 July 2025 v England
ODI debut (cap 218)31 August 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI19 October 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.54
T20I debut (cap 73)21 February 2018 v South Africa
Last T20I20 February 2022 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.54
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentMumbai
2015Kings XI Punjab
2017Rising Pune Supergiants
2018–2021, 2024Chennai Super Kings
2022Delhi Capitals
2023Kolkata Knight Riders
2025Lucknow Super Giants
2026Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 47 25 97
Runs scored 377 329 69 2,688
Batting average 18.85 17.31 23.00 20.83
100s/50s 0/4 0/1 0/0 2/17
Top score 67 50* 22* 119
Balls bowled 1,611 1,940 506 15,792
Wickets 33 65 33 302
Bowling average 31.03 30.98 23.39 28.25
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 15
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 7/61 4/37 4/27 7/61
Catches/stumpings 6/– 9/– 7/– 29/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ICC World Test Championship
Runner-up 2021–2023
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2023 India
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2018 UAE
Winner 2023 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 September 2025

Shardul Narendra Thakur (born 16 October 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He bats right-handed and bowls right arm medium pace. Thakur was part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 and 2023 Asia Cup.