IND vs SA: Shardul Thakur says he was hitting the crack he saw on the pitch after his 7-wicket haul

After his magical seven-wicket haul against South Africa on the second day of the second Test, Shardul Thakur revealed that he noticed a crack in the field of good length from behind the length and hit that spot to get the ball back into the right hand. Aim to hit. ,

Thakur’s first five-wicket haul put India in pole position after the second day as they restricted South Africa’s first innings lead to just 27 and then ended the day at 85 for 2.

“When I started bowling, those 22-yards had a length somewhere from where the ball was kicking and staying a little down. So I just tried to hit that spot and hit that crack,” the pacer said. added, who hails from Palghar area near Mumbai.

The key was to hit the right areas as both the Centurion and Johannesburg tracks offered help for the fast bowlers.

“Look at both the places, even when we played at Centurion and here in Joburg (Johannesburg) at Wanderers, there was some help in the pitch, so all you had to do was keep working hard with the batsmen and bowling Right place, that’s what I was trying to do,” Thakur said.

The seamer believes the match conditions are difficult

Thakur said that India still cannot be called a strong contender to win the match.

“The current match situation, if you look at that it’s difficult. The lead we take from here and the bigger the target we set is good, because as the game progresses and we all know that last two days In the U.S., it’s not that easy to bat on the pitch.

“So, from our team’s point of view, the bigger the target we set, and the longer the game is good, as there is a lot of time left in the game,” the all-rounder said.

He may have done his best in all formats of red ball cricket with 7 for 61 against South Africa but the Mumbai pacer is confident that he can deliver his best.

Shardul quipped, “This is my best figure, but the best is always to come, I would say.”

(PTI reports)