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The most recent one year has seen Shardul Thakur ascend to conspicuousness from Indian cricket and become one of the main players in the group. From moving India to a memorable triumph at Gabba with an amazing all-round presentation to assisting India with taking a series lead in England with two half-hundreds of years at the Oval, he has assumed a major part in a few noteworthy outcomes.


In spite of India's loss in Johannesburg in the second trial of the continuous series against South Africa, Shardul acquired the recognition of the cricket brotherhood by taking a seven-wicket pull. He recorded the best-at any point figures by an Indian bowler against the Proteas.


In any case, in 2018, he won the hearts of cricket fans after he was seen in a Mumbai local train following his appearance from South Africa. Shardul was important for the Indian white-ball group on that visit. He boarded the train at the Andheri arena in the wake of arriving in India and got off at the Palghar station, which is close to his home.


In an interiew with Indian Express, Shardul had portrayed his experience of travellling in the neighborhood train in the wake of playing for India and asserted not many school kids were googling him.


 "I could detect individuals in the compartment checking out me and contemplating whether I truly was "Shardul Thakur". A couple of school kids then, at that point, Googled my image just certainly and afterward requested a selfie. I advised every one of them to stand by till I got off at Palghar. Many were astonished that an India cricketer was going with them. A few old folks were reviewing the way that they've been seeing me in the train for a really long time."

On that visit, Shardul highlighted in one ODI in which he took four wickets. Afterward, in the T20I series, he played two games and took as numerous wickets. The Men dressed in Blue had made history by winning both the restricted overs series against South Africa away from home during that visit. It was whenever India first won an ODI series in the rainbow country.