Great analysis Jarrod. I had written this in a forum few months ago before this series. Please have a read
I am surprised to say that we havent even realised he has been the single biggest match winner for India in terms of impact in last 1 year and half. Need proof read on:
1. West Indies last Odi. Kohli gets out on 85 odd and India struggling. Thakur comes hits sixes like having cup of tea and wins the match. 8 ball 22. Strike 1
2. T20 2 versus NZ. NZ Off to a great start. Guptill mauling indian bowlers. 4 4s and 2 6s in powerplay. Thakur comes and delivers Guptill out in the Last ball of powerplay. Nz finishes at 135. Game over ( He got the wicket of rampaging Munro 59 off 42 balls in first t20 which stalled their charge) Strike 2
3. T20 3 vs Nz: When all pace bowlers going at over 8 rate. He comes and delivers. Gets Guptill again and most importantly derails the chase with Grandhommes wicket. Finishes with figures of 2/21 in 3. Amazing. Strike 3
4. T20 4 : India tottering at 88/6 in 11.3 overs. In comes Thakur hits a quick fire 15 ball 20 and when he gets out India has scored 43 runs in 5 overs and are at more respectable 131/7. Now comes the clincher. Last over of the match. 7 runs needed in 6 balls. Nz 159/3. Seiffert 57 of 39 and Taylor 24 of 17. Win viz shows Indias chance of win as 1 perc. First ball Taylor gone slow full toss .. Seiffert run out. 5th ball Mitchell caught by Dube. India ties the match and wins in super over. Man of the match Thakur. 2 wickets in an over. Strike 4.
5. T20 5 : Again repeats this 2 wickets in an over when NZ is chasing. Gets Kuggeileijn and Santner out in 17 th over completely derailing the chase. Bumrah does the rest. India win by 7 runs. Minor but important impact.
Ends up With Highest wicket taker in the series.
Now we fly to Australia
6. ODI 3 :First 2 odi s he sits out. India get thrashed. Steven Smith is looking better than Bradman. Scoring runs for fun. 3rd odi Thakur back and gets Steve Smith. Smith does nothing for next 5 matches till he scores a century in Sydney. Thakur finishes the match with 3/53 in a high scoring game and takes the wickets of dangerous Henriques and Sean Abbot. Strike 5
First 2 t20s he sits out. Then in 3rd t20 he smashes 7 ball 17. If he would have been sent early he could have won the match. Instead Sundar was sent and he scored 7 of 6 balls. Weird captaincy.Btw in that match he took the wicket of Matthew wade as well 53 ball 80..the 19th over he bowled went for 7 runs and 1 wicket and checked Aus score which was looking to be on course for 200.
4th Test Brisbane : Enough said. Strike 6.
We fly back to India and see his impact :
England
2ndT20 : Takes the wickets of Morgan and Stokes. Clutch wickets in the death. Instead of 180 the score for England comes down to 165. Morgan was on 28 off 20 balls and Stokes 24 of 21. Fooled them with slowers and cutters
4th t20: Comes to bat when Indias innings is losing steam. Scores 10 Off 4 balls. Smacks Archer and Wood for a boundary. India score 185 instead of 177 odd. Thats the difference and india win by 8 runs. While bowling takes out Stokes and Morgan back to back balls. Gets Jordan as well. Bowls the last over. Keeps calm even after getting hammered for a 6 and 4. Ends up With 3/42.
5th t20 : England on rampage. Comes and delivers again. Gets Bairstow and Malan who was looking ominous in same over again : 68 of 46 balls and gets Jordan as well. Ends up with 3/45. The last 20 runs scored in last over of match when the match was already gone.
Ends the series being the highest wicket taker again. In consecutive t20 series.
1st odi: India under pump. Bairstow flaying India. Gets him out and derails Englands chase.. gets Buttler and Morgan in same
over ( its crazy) AGAIN. Ends up with 3/37.
So thats in a nutshell is my university dissertation on Mr Thakur. He has been the most impactful and consistent player in Indian wins in last 18 months.. and we should be happy we have him In our team. He has impact in at least 7 Indian wins which no other player has.. if he was from England he would have been hailed as next coming of Botham.. same goes for Aus and pakistan... but we Indians are hard to please.. right..
Great analysis Jarrod. I had written this in a forum few months ago before this series. Please have a read
I am surprised to say that we havent even realised he has been the single biggest match winner for India in terms of impact in last 1 year and half. Need proof read on:
1. West Indies last Odi. Kohli gets out on 85 odd and India struggling. Thakur comes hits sixes like having cup of tea and wins the match. 8 ball 22. Strike 1
2. T20 2 versus NZ. NZ Off to a great start. Guptill mauling indian bowlers. 4 4s and 2 6s in powerplay. Thakur comes and delivers Guptill out in the Last ball of powerplay. Nz finishes at 135. Game over ( He got the wicket of rampaging Munro 59 off 42 balls in first t20 which stalled their charge) Strike 2
3. T20 3 vs Nz: When all pace bowlers going at over 8 rate. He comes and delivers. Gets Guptill again and most importantly derails the chase with Grandhommes wicket. Finishes with figures of 2/21 in 3. Amazing. Strike 3
4. T20 4 : India tottering at 88/6 in 11.3 overs. In comes Thakur hits a quick fire 15 ball 20 and when he gets out India has scored 43 runs in 5 overs and are at more respectable 131/7. Now comes the clincher. Last over of the match. 7 runs needed in 6 balls. Nz 159/3. Seiffert 57 of 39 and Taylor 24 of 17. Win viz shows Indias chance of win as 1 perc. First ball Taylor gone slow full toss .. Seiffert run out. 5th ball Mitchell caught by Dube. India ties the match and wins in super over. Man of the match Thakur. 2 wickets in an over. Strike 4.
5. T20 5 : Again repeats this 2 wickets in an over when NZ is chasing. Gets Kuggeileijn and Santner out in 17 th over completely derailing the chase. Bumrah does the rest. India win by 7 runs. Minor but important impact.
Ends up With Highest wicket taker in the series.
Now we fly to Australia
6. ODI 3 :First 2 odi s he sits out. India get thrashed. Steven Smith is looking better than Bradman. Scoring runs for fun. 3rd odi Thakur back and gets Steve Smith. Smith does nothing for next 5 matches till he scores a century in Sydney. Thakur finishes the match with 3/53 in a high scoring game and takes the wickets of dangerous Henriques and Sean Abbot. Strike 5
First 2 t20s he sits out. Then in 3rd t20 he smashes 7 ball 17. If he would have been sent early he could have won the match. Instead Sundar was sent and he scored 7 of 6 balls. Weird captaincy.Btw in that match he took the wicket of Matthew wade as well 53 ball 80..the 19th over he bowled went for 7 runs and 1 wicket and checked Aus score which was looking to be on course for 200.
4th Test Brisbane : Enough said. Strike 6.
We fly back to India and see his impact :
England
2ndT20 : Takes the wickets of Morgan and Stokes. Clutch wickets in the death. Instead of 180 the score for England comes down to 165. Morgan was on 28 off 20 balls and Stokes 24 of 21. Fooled them with slowers and cutters
4th t20: Comes to bat when Indias innings is losing steam. Scores 10 Off 4 balls. Smacks Archer and Wood for a boundary. India score 185 instead of 177 odd. Thats the difference and india win by 8 runs. While bowling takes out Stokes and Morgan back to back balls. Gets Jordan as well. Bowls the last over. Keeps calm even after getting hammered for a 6 and 4. Ends up With 3/42.
5th t20 : England on rampage. Comes and delivers again. Gets Bairstow and Malan who was looking ominous in same over again : 68 of 46 balls and gets Jordan as well. Ends up with 3/45. The last 20 runs scored in last over of match when the match was already gone.
Ends the series being the highest wicket taker again. In consecutive t20 series.
1st odi: India under pump. Bairstow flaying India. Gets him out and derails Englands chase.. gets Buttler and Morgan in same
over ( its crazy) AGAIN. Ends up with 3/37.
So thats in a nutshell is my university dissertation on Mr Thakur. He has been the most impactful and consistent player in Indian wins in last 18 months.. and we should be happy we have him In our team. He has impact in at least 7 Indian wins which no other player has.. if he was from England he would have been hailed as next coming of Botham.. same goes for Aus and pakistan... but we Indians are hard to please.. right..