Published: Oct 17, 2015, 04:24 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 17, 2015, 04:24 PM (IST)
New Delhi: There could be a piece of bad news for the Indian cricket team as pace spearhead Ishant Sharma is down with hamstring injury and did not take field on the third day of Delhi’s Ranji Trophy match against Haryana. Ishant, in any case, will be missing the first Test due to ICC ban but if hamstring injury turns out to be serious then it might lead him to miss the second Test in Bengaluru as well. The Indian team for the final two Test matches will be selected on Monday, October 19. Ishant Sharma was playing at Kotla in his Ranji game when the news of Zaheer Khan announcing his retirement from International Cricket broke. On hearing this Ishant Sharma considers Zaheer his idol and also calls Zaheer Khan ‘Zak Pa ‘got emotional and went through a flash flood of memories that he and Zaheer shared. He fondly recalled how many time teaching of Zak Pa helped him in his career and excel, crediting Zak pa for making the bowler he is today. LIVE SCORECARD: India vs South Africa, South Africa tour of India, 2015, 3rd ODI at Rajkot
Earlier, playing the 2nd Ranji Trophy for Delhi Ishant Sharma‘s hostile spell in the morning session of the fourth and final day saw Delhi crush Vidarbha by 10 wickets to log home bonus points from their Ranji Trophy group leg encounter. Ishant, who bowled frighteningly quick on a docile Kotla track, ended with match haul of 9-47 including 3-11 in the second innings to skittle Vidarbha out for 98. In the morning, Vidarbha lost six wickets for 51 runs. Ishant’s second innings spell read 11-6-11-3 but figures alone won’t tell the story. He was letting it rip. ALSO READ:Ishant Sharma: Want to be aggressive but not with words
