IPL 2022 Auction: Shardul Thakur bought by Delhi Capitals
What's the story
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction on Saturday saw Indian pacer Shardul Thakur be bought by Delhi Capitals.
DC spent Rs. 10.75 crore for the services of Thakur.
Thakur was earlier released by Chennai Super Kings.
Teams had an intense bidding war for the promising cricketer.
He played a prominent role for CSK last season and DC will be delighted.
Career
A look at Shardul's career in numbers
In seven Tests, Shardul has claimed 26 wickets with the best show of 7/61.
He has an average of 21.03.
He has taken 25 wickets in 19 ODI matches at 40.16.
In 24 T20I matches, the right-arm pacer has claimed 31 wickets at 23.83.
Overall, he has 233 First-Class wickets at 27.73.
He also has 123 List A scalps and 145 wickets in T20s.
Twitter Post
Shardul sold to DC
.@imShard is SOLD to @DelhiCapitals for INR 10.75 crore 😎😎#TATAIPLAuction @TataCompanies
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 12, 2022