Shiv Thakor
Shivsinh Jaysinh Thakor (born 22 October 1993) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler, he previously played for Leicestershire, making his First-class debut in April 2011 as a 17-year-old against Loughborough MCCU, where he became the youngest Leicestershire player to score a century. Early life Thakor was born in Leicester to parents from Gujarat, India and educated at Loughborough Grammar School then Uppingham School, where he excelled at cricket. He is now a free agent having been found guilty of exposing himself to two women without consent. Playing career Leicestershire Thakor signed a three-year deal with Leicestershire as a 17-year-old, in November 2010. In March 2011, Thakor won the Young Sports Personality of the Year at the 10th annual British Asian Sports Awards ceremony. Thakor has often been hailed as the British Asian community's next great cricketing hope and has drawn comparisons with greats like Viv Richards, Marcus Trescothick and his idol Sachin Tendulkar. Thakor made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in a university match against Loughborough MCCU at Grace Road in April 2011. In the first and only innings he came to the crease with