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After registering a 13-run win over Australia within the third and closing ODI, India pacer Shardul Thakur on Wednesday stated that he got here up with a plan to make the Australian batsmen play in straight traces in opposition to him. This was the primary match for Shardul on this ODI collection in opposition to Australia, and the pacer didn’t disappoint as he went on to scalp three wickets, together with the essential breakthrough of Steve Smith. “See, the important part was to stick to our lengths in this match. If you see the series, Australian batsmen have played pull and cut shots quite a bit, I just tried to keep them off those shots and I was trying to make them play in the straighter lines. This plan worked for me,” stated Shardul whereas replying to a question in the course of the post-match press convention.
Talking in regards to the dismissal of Steve Smith, Shardul stated: “See, I feel sometimes that we get lucky. When we try to execute the plans, we wanted to keep them on the backfoot and win this game, we were planning to bowl at the stumps when Smith was batting, I got lucky that I strangled him down the legside, he is a top player, it was a huge wicket for us. Winning this game to carry the momentum in the T20I series was important.”
While India opened their account within the ODI Super League with the win, Australia took the collection 2-1. Luck was on India’s aspect, to start with as Kohli received the toss for the primary time within the collection and determined to bat.
While the top-order failed to fireplace in unison, the middle-order rose to the problem and each Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja performed match-winning knocks of 92 and 66 respectively to information India to 302/5. Virat Kohli himself obtained among the many runs as he performed a knock of 63 runs.
“See, definitely the grounds are big, the pitches have been good to bat on this series, as a bowler, you need to be smart in terms of your bowling plan and where you want the batsman to hit shots. The key is to execute the plans and it will definitely help in the end. Warner was not playing this game and it was an opportunity for our bowlers to put Australia on the backfoot. We were looking to win this game to carry forward the momentum in the T20I series,” stated Shardul.
Shardul will not be part of the T20I squad, nonetheless, the pacer is simply trying to profit from all of the alternatives that come his manner.
“I think the team was selected a while back, I am not part of the T20 squad so I never thought about it. We are looking at this as six-match series (three ODIs and three T20Is). From now on, we can exploit the situations very well, boys are getting used to the conditions,” stated Shardul.
“Selection is not in my hands, but whenever I get the opportunity to play, I try my best to put in a good performance which will help the team to win. I do not think things like that I am just getting a chance in one match, every player eventually wants to win the match,” he added.
T Natarajan who performed his first ODI took two wickets and he supplied the primary breakthrough to Kohli’s crew.
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Talking about Natarajan, Shardul stated: “Natarajan is good, he did well in the IPL, he executed yorkers in the IPL, he came back strongly in this match and it is a testament to his character. We need players like these, who can keep coming back, in the white-ball format you are going to be hit as a bowler, but it all depends on how you make a comeback.”
India and Australia will now lock horns within the three-match T20I collection, starting Friday.
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