Shardul Thakur embraces fatherhood to be blessed with baby boy

The pace-bowling all-rounder of the Indian Crocket Team, Shardul Thakur, who has made his way to the Mumbai Indians (MI) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, has embarced the fatherhood to be blessed with baby boy.

Subhradeep Choudhury
Subhradeep Choudhury

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The Indian allrounder, Shardul Thakur, has been blessed with a baby boy with his wife, Mittali Parulkar. Both of them confirmed the news together on December 21, nearly three years after their marriage. Currently out of India’s contention across formats, Shardul Thakur is representing the Mumbai cricket side in the ongoing domestic season in 2025-26.

On December 20, the Indian player and his wife welcomed a baby boy and revealed the news on their Instagram account. The couple wrote that they had kept their pregnancy a secret from the public for the last nine months, but have protected with feet and endless love.

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Shardul and Mithila got engaged back in November 2021. The two married later in 2023, which was roughly 15 months after their engagement. “Hidden beneath parents' heat, protected by silence, faith, and endless love. Our little secret is finally here. Welcome baby boy- the dream we held quietly for nine beautiful months.”- The all-rounder wrote on Instagram.

Shardul Thakur and his wife blessed with baby boy

On the cricketing news, Shardul Thakur was recently traded in by the Mumbai Indians (MI) from the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) after undergoing an unimpressive Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season for the Rishabh Pant-led side. He was also appointed as captain of the Mumbai side in the white-ball formats after senior man Ajinkya Rahane decided to step down from the responsibilities a few months ago.

Under Shardul’s captaincy, Mumbai finished third on the Super League Group A points table and failed to reach the knockout stage of the recently finished Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025. It was not a great performance from the powerhouse of Indian domestic cricket after they topped the group A eight-team standings with six victories and just a solitary defeat from the seven encounters.

Shardul or now will turn his attention to the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025/26 before shifting the focus back to red ball cricket in the second half of the Ranji Trophy. Then he will start his preparation for the IPL 2026 campaign, offering an opportunity to reignite his national ambitions.

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