[8] Thakor made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in a university match against Loughborough MCCU at Grace Road in April 2011.
[13] His next taste of first-class cricket came on 2 August 2011 as he was selected to play against Kent in a drawn match at Grace Road.
[14] In 2015 Thakor signed for Derbyshire, and was selected for the opening game of the season vs Lancashire, taking 2-28 including the wicket of Ashwell Prince.
[15] In December 2012, Thakor was named the captain of the England under-19 team for their tour of South Africa in January 2013, where they would play two four-day Tests and five one-day internationals.
[16] However, he was ruled out of the tour after sustaining a broken finger in the opening match of the trip against Western Cape Invitation XI.
Thakor was being shown around a new house when it is alleged he "catastrophically misread the signals and was found in a bedroom in a state of undress.