‘First …’ Gautam Gambhir silenced the reporter as soon as we questioned Shardul Thakur! Know what the answer was given in the press conference

Gautam gambhir on shardul thakur: The first Test match of Anderson Tendulkar Trophy 2025 has been played. Which was played from 20 to 24 June at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. In which Team India lost by five wickets. Discussions started with the players who proved to be a flop for Team India after losing the first match of the five -match Test series being played between India and England. A question related to this was also asked to Gautam Gambhir.

After the match, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir came to talk to the media. During this press conference, when a reporter questioned Shardul Thakur’s performance, Gambhir immediately responded to the journalist.

Shardul Thakur performs in Headingley Test

Shardul Thakur could not show anything special with the bat nor the ball in the headingley Test. However, he made some headlines with two consecutive wickets in the fourth innings of this Test. Shardul Thakur was dismissed for just one run in the first innings. At the same time, he could not take a single wicket in England’s first innings. After this, in Team India’s second innings, he was dismissed for just four runs. But he took two consecutive wickets in England’s second innings.

Gautam Gambhir came to the rescue Shardul Thakur

During the press conference, when the reporter asked Gautam Gambhir that Shardul took only 2 wickets in the entire match, how was his performance? To this, Gambhir said, “At first he did not come as a specialist bowler, he was taken in the team for the role of a bowling all-rounder. Sometimes the captain runs on his instinct.”

Gambhir further said, “Yes, Shardul was used a little less, but the reason for this was Jadeja’s good bowling. We felt that Jadeja could control. Still Shardul took two important wickets, which we returned to the match. I would not sit here and say that no one did well. We will have to be a little more consistent, and these boys will learn.”