Notably, Thakur has been missing from Team India team since December 2023 owing to a spin-heavy home season. He was later replaced with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal's return to the Mumbai line-up for the Ranji Trophy triggered massive debate as it came at the cost of the team dropping their second-highest run-getter of the season ...