Delhi: Almost a year after the England tour, Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur has finally expressed his displeasure. He believes that Shubman Gill-Gautam Gambhir did not use him properly on the tour. Shardul says that he should have got a chance to play more for India.

Shardul expressed his displeasure

In the five-match Test series, Shardul got a chance to play only two matches. During this, he bowled 27 overs and took two wickets. While batting, he scored 46 runs. While talking to reporters before the start of the 2026-27 season of domestic cricket, Shardul said that he was not used properly in bowling. At the same time, he believes that he had batted well.

Shardul said, “When I played in England, I was not used properly in bowling. I definitely made mistakes in batting. In the Leeds Test, I lost my wicket by playing bad shots. But in the Manchester Test, I batted well.” Let us tell you that Shardul scored 41 runs in 88 balls in Manchester.

Bowling given at wrong time – Shardul

Shardul believes that it is not just a matter of bowling less, according to him, he was also made to bowl at the wrong time. Shardul Thakur said, “I would not just say that I was made to bowl less, but I was made to bowl at the wrong time. According to me, there was some mistake in making the strategy.”

India had drawn the series

Shubman Gill was seen as Test captain for the first time on the England tour. During this period his team had performed brilliantly in the series. India had drawn this series 2-2. Gill had performed brilliantly in batting in this series. He had scored 754 runs.