Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer may not be able to break their lean runs, but Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur on Sunday Trust them to get back into the running game and advise them to support the senior batsmen in tough times. Rahane and Shreyas lost by the same seven runs against Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium, with the 41-time champion falling for 224 in the first innings. “Ajinkya hasn’t scored runs all season. He’s not in the greatest form. We can’t blame him because this was just one phase where he didn’t score runs,” Thakur told the media after the first day of play.
“It’s just a tough period for them. That’s what I say about Shreyas (and) Ajinkya. These guys are absolute match-winners for Mumbai and India.” Thakur also urged everyone to support the experienced players in the downturn. Pros.
“Now, it is not their time; it is time to support them and not criticize them because it is easy to criticize,” Thakur said.
Rahane has scored just 141 runs in 8 games so far at an average of 12.81, including just 50 runs.
Shreyas, on the other hand, has not been a regular for Mumbai this season due to international commitments, but his return to the domestic scene has been far from impressive – scoring 58 points in three games at an average of 19.33 points, the highest score is 48 points.
However, Thakur said both Rahane and Shreyas have shown the right attitude on the field, which he feels should provide guidance to Mumbai’s young players.
“Ajinkya didn’t score runs but his defensive attitude was top notch. Many youngsters from the Mumbai U-23 and U-19 cricket teams don’t have that attitude like him. You can see him in the mistakes even though he Coming into the 80th over, he would also sprint to save (the) four runs,” Thakur said.
“Shreyas walks around the field like a tiger. He absolutely gives his all on the field. They are both role models when they are in the dressing room,” Thakur added.
However, Thakur was disappointed that some of the upcoming batsmen failed to rise to the occasion as important as the Ranji Trophy final.
“The other batsmen…we collectively feel they should have shown a better approach. Starting with Bhupen Lalwani because he survived the first two to three balls of that over (he was dismissed ) and still chasing that wide ball fourth delivery, which hasn’t started yet,” he said.
Thakur had no hesitation in saying that players must put the team first.
“They have to learn quickly because the Mumbai dressing room is not about yourself. When you play here, you play for the team. You have to put aside your individual scores, your own game.
“When you score 20-25 or 30 runs, the following runs belong to the team. They have to understand that.” The 32-year-old said the Mumbai batting team will have to regroup in the second innings.
“We just need to regroup as a batting unit. There will be tough days as batsmen. Maybe we will just have a meeting and decide together how to score big runs from the first three to four wickets,” he pointed out .
Thakur rescued Mumbai from a shaky 111 for six with a counter-attacking knock of 75 off 69 balls, an innings that matched his hundred against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy semi-final a few days ago Very similar.
“I love playing in tough situations and tough conditions. I lived this life traveling long distances from Palghar to Mumbai with my kit on the train and you know it’s not easy. It made me strong Get up,” he said.
Veteran Dhawal Kulkarni, who is retiring after the final, has replaced the injured Mohit Avasthi in the title match in the last 11 and Thakur said it was exciting to see him His old partner was seen in Mumbai for the last time and he was very excited.
“It was confirmed this morning that he is playing. It will be his last game. It’s an extremely emotional moment for him.
“It was an emotional moment for me too because I had been watching him since childhood. When I had no money to buy shoes, he gave me a few pairs of shoes,” Thakur recalled.
Vidarbha’s Harsh Dubey, whose three-wicket haul included Rahane, said he had dreamed of dismissing the veteran batsman.
“I loved dismissing Rahane. I had thought before the match that I would dismiss him. I was determined to do it and it was one of my best dismissals in the Ranji Trophy,” Dube said.
“I tried to get him to drive because the speed of the ball slows down at this distance and I succeeded in my plan,” he added.
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