Watch: Off-spinner Shivakant Shukla, who represented India in under-19 cricket, left batter Kedar Jadhav stumped as he dismissed him with a ball that spun massively during the 2024 Legends League Cricket.
Shukla, who belonged to the same under-19 batch as Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Dinesh Karthik and Robin Uthappa, is representing Southern Superstars in this year’s LLC. He was up against Jadhav’s team Toyyam Hyderabad today (October 9), and made headlines with an unplayable delivery.
The fourth ball of the tenth over of the first innings was bowled outside the off-stump by Shukla. The ball drifted first, spun in sharply to beat Jadhav, before dismantling the off-stump bail. The delivery left the commentators in awe as they exclaimed, “Can you believe the turn?”
Jadhav was dismissed for a 14-ball 15 as his team made 153-5, which was not enough on the day as Toyyam won by five wickets.
Who is Shivakant Shukla?
Primarily a batter, Shukla played 85 first-class matches, scoring 4,198 runs at an average of 29.77. He picked up 27 wickets as well, with best figures of 3-12. The highlight remains his unbeaten 178 in the semi-final of the 2008-09 Ranji Trophy, when he batted 821 minutes. He also made 99 in the final.
He also played 35 List A games for Uttar Pradesh. Shukla made his under-19 debut for India in 2003 against Pakistan where he opened the innings and made three. He played two more under-19 games that year.
Watch Shivakant Shukla’s massively spinning delivery here:
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