“All we want is a fair chance and fair opportunity” - Shardul Thakur wants fair pitches in IPL 2025

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) new recruit Shardul Thakur has requested for fair chance and opportunities in terms of pitches being produced in the ongoing IPL 2025 season. Notably, there are a lot of belters being produced in the shortest format of the game, giving very few opportunities for bowlers.

As a bowling all-rounder, Thakur stated that all that the bowlers are requesting is to prepare the pitch so that they can put the game in good balance instead of making the game one-sided.

“It is not what I want, but it is what the bowlers want. A lot of them might not be outspoken or they might not get a chance to speak in front of the media or give interviews about the pitch conditions,” Thakur said in the pre-match press conference ahead of the PBKS match.

“All that the bowlers are asking is to prepare the pitch in such a manner that the game hangs in balance and it should not be just one-sided where batters are coming and smashing us, because all we want is a fair chance and fair opportunity in the game,” he added.

Furthermore, Thakur also talked about the impact player rule, which helps the batters comparatively. He added that the 250-plus scores are being made because of this entertainment factor called Impact Player rule.

“We have already seen the rule change and the Impact Player rule coming in, so every team is potentially playing an extra batter, especially while chasing or even let’s say you are batting first, then [everyone] is going in with that depth, because they have now an opportunity to change the batter and call a bowler while defending or vice versa,” he stated.

“The Impact Player rule is an entertainment factor and games change a lot, but that these 250 scores are being made is not only because of this rule change, but also because of the way the pitches are being made. We are just saying as a bowling unit that gives us a fair and square chance where we can get a batsman out,” he concluded.

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