IPL 2023: Why didn't Shardul Thakur bowl against Gujarat Titans? KKR player replied.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz On Shardul Thakur: Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets on Saturday. Both the teams were face-to-face at Eden Gardens, but Nitish Rana's team had to face defeat at their home ground. Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 179 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs, but Gujarat Titans, captained by Hardik Pandya, won the match by 3 wickets. Earlier, Gujarat Titans had decided to bowl after winning the toss.

Why didn't Shardul Thakur bowl against Gujarat Titans?
At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders player Shardul Thakur did not bowl. Although, the Kolkata Knight Riders management had sent Shardul Thakur to bat, but this bowler did not bowl. Actually, Kolkata Knight Riders used 6 bowlers against Gujarat Titans but did not get Shardul Thakur to bowl. Now the answer to this question has been given by Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the player of Kolkata Knight Riders. He told me why Shardul Thakur did not bowl in the match against Gujarat Titans.

'Maybe it is part of our team's plan- Rahmanullah Gurbaz'
Kolkata Knight Riders player Rahmanullah Gurbaz said I do not know the answer to this question. I can't say anything about this... The team management and the coach know better than me. He said that it may be a part of our team's plan, which was decided before the match. Also, Rahmanullah Gurbaz said that Shardul Thakur likes to bat in the top order. At the same time, sending Shardul Thakur to bat in the top order against Gujarat Titans was the decision of the team management. (PC. Social Media)