IND vs ENG | Twitter reacts to Shardul Thakur bringing up his second consecutive fifty at The Oval

09/05/2021

Eyebrows were raised after Shardul Thakur was picked ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin for the 4th Test at The Oval, however, the bowling all-rounder has proved the decision right to some extent. Shardul, India's top-scorer in the 1st innings, slammed his 2nd consecutive fifty in the match on Sunday.

Shardul Thakur impressed everyone with his batting prowess all over again and hit his second consecutive fifty in the Oval Test on Sunday. Coming out to bat after the departure of India captain Virat Kohli, Shardul showed supreme batting techniques which forced even the English fans to applaud the 29-year-old.

Shardul, who hit 7 fours and a six during his 72-ball 60, was eventually dismissed by England captain Joe Root but his partnership with Rishabh Pant accounted for 100 runs off 155 balls.

ENJOY

5️⃣0️⃣ in the first innings ✅

5️⃣0️⃣ In the second innings ✅

1️⃣ Shardul Thakur!

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— Sony Sports (@SonySportsIndia) September 5, 2021

Another one

#LordShardul

All hail Lord Shardul Thakur pic.twitter.com/DZoqtKNOfw
— ABHISHEK KUMAR (@tweet_abhi1989) September 5, 2021

haha oh lord

England's Head Coach mood watching Shardul Thakur bat. pic.twitter.com/aqeRoeKHAT
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 5, 2021

Creating history

Shardul Thakur (57 & 50*) has now become the only sixth batsman in Test history to make fifty-plus scores in each innings of a Test match while batting at #8.

Two other Indians Harbhajan Singh and Wriddiman Saha have also managed to do this.#INDvsEND #IndvEng #ENGvIND #EngvsInd
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 5, 2021

hahaha

Virat Kohli's reaction, when Shardul Thakur Smashed a SIX against Ollie Robinson. pic.twitter.com/GGoYDMzTVm
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) September 5, 2021

ELITES

Indian Players to Score a Twin 50+ Score in SENA since 2015 :

Shardul Thakur*

Virat Kohli

End of the List

What a Performance by Lord Shardul Thakur 👏🔥#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/1EczAc4YLY
— Pranjal (@pranjal__one8) September 5, 2021

OH LOL

"My reaction when Shardul Thakur scores more run in a single match than I did in this whole series." pic.twitter.com/URcZCDAxpn
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) September 5, 2021

The memes keep coming