India vs South Africa: Hope I can repeat my success in England and Australia in SA too: Shardul

Thakur
has
been
preferred
by
the
Indian
team
management
ahead
of
Ishant
Sharma
and
Umesh
Yadav
because
of
his
superior
batting
skills.

“I
am
looking
forward
to
it.
I
hope
it
comes
off
in
SA
too
as
I
have
been
successful
in
England
and
Australia,
to
contribute
in
South
African
conditions,
I
would
be
more
than
happy,”
Shardul
told
teammate
Ravichandran
Ashwin
during
a
chat
on
bcci.tv.

For
Shardul,
who
has
67
wickets
and
366
runs
for
India
in
43
international
games
across
formats,
self
belief
is
the
key.

“I
do
like
to
plan
my
game
in
terms
of
both
bowling
and
batting.
When
I
enter
the
ground,
everything
is
about
confidence
and
self-belief
for
me.
If
you
are
playing
white
ball
cricket,
you
think
of
yorker.
So
to
bowl
that
yorker,
I
go
in
with
full
confidence
which
stands
out
for
me
as
player,”
Shardul
said.

For
the
Mumbai
cricketer,
the
aim
is
to
remain
a
player
who
always
makes
winning
contribution
for
the
team
and
not
just
merely
add
up
numbers.