Words fell short to praise Indian pacer Shardul Thakur for his outstanding bowling performance on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test match against South Africa. Shardul picked up three wickets in the morning session as South Africa were slowly taking the game away from India.
The hosts were 88/1 before they lost three quick wickets for 14 runs before the lunch on Day 2. Shardul dismissed Proteas captain Dean Elgar, Keegan Petersen, and then Russie van der Dussen to push South Africa on backfoot.
Indian cricket fraternity praised Shardul for his outstanding bowling effort. They pointed out how he has been effective as a partnership breaker and picked up crucial wickets at the right time.
India have scored 202 in the first innings and they would have to ensure South Africa don't pile up a healthy lead as the pitch is getting tougher to bat. They are currently 1-0 up in the Test series and have a good chance of winning their first-ever Test series in South Africa.
Here are the tweets from cricketers and fans after Shardul got praised for his spell:
