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Ishant Sharma was thrown into international cricket at a very tender age, but he showed mettle with a five-wicket haul only in his third Test against Pakistan, at Bengaluru in May 2007. A few months later, a 19-year-old Ishant had, of all people, Ricky Ponting wanting for a probing spell to end at Perth, which yielded a solitary wicket but won awe from all and sundry. The following winter he tormented the Australians at home with his reverse-swing, and was named Man of the Series. Thus began an intriguing journey that has been replete with surprising ups and embarrassing lows.
Ishant has perhaps been the only constant in India’s fluctuating bowling resources, but he has been lucky enough to get back successfully after long layoffs and even after string of poor performances. He had an ankle surgery in 2012, but returned to complete 50 Tests for India. And when the World Cup approached in 2015, Ishant bowed out with a knee injury, only to make another successful return.
Eight years after making his Test debut, Ishant became the eighth Indian bowler to 200 Test wickets in Sri Lanka, being a part of India’s series win after 22 years. Unfortunately, of all fast bowlers who have reached the landmark, he has the worst average. However, with a long career still ahead of him it can only be expected that the numbers will surge, if not improve.
Ishant is among the 17 Indians to have taken more than 100 ODI wickets. And once again, the story goes back to the 2007-08 tour of Australia when he grabbed 14 wickets in 9 games in India’s famous win in the CB series. It was perhaps his most remarkable phase in ODI cricket. Since then he has not had a five-wicket haul.
From being the one with worst bowling average having played 50 Tests to giving away 30 runs in an over that resulted in an ODI loss against Australia, Ishant has seen it all. Fans have not forgotten these either. As Ishant stood at the ropes to get the drinks in as 12th man in Mumbai during Sachin Tendulkar’s final Test in 2013, the fans cheered for him in the same passion as they did for the Little Master a few weeks after that ODI versus Australia.
But he struck back, against England at Lord’s in 2014. After refusing to heed to MS Dhoni’s advice to try bouncing England out, Ishant gave in and went as per his captain. The result was a historic win at the home of cricket after 28 long years, with Ishant returning with career-best figures in an innings of 7 for 74.
The denial to take the responsibility of becoming India’s pace spearhead, copying Zaheer Khan’s bowling action being a lanky right-hander pacer and adamantly bowling in channels outside off have been the reasons for Ishant’s struggles till date, but under an aggressive captain in Virat Kohli, the fortunes might change.
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Career | M | In | R | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Test | 101 | 135 | 746 | 45 | 57 | 8.288 | 2473 | 30.16 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
ODIs | 80 | 28 | 72 | 13 | 13* | 4.800 | 203 | 35.46 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
T20s | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5* | 8.000 | 9 | 88.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career | M | B | R | W | Avg | EC | SR | 5WI | 10WM | BBI | BBM |
Test | 101 | 18504 | 9780 | 303 | 32.27 | 3.171 | 61. | 11 | 1 | 6/51 | 10/108 |
ODIs | 80 | 3733 | 3563 | 115 | 30.98 | 5.726 | 32.46 | 0 | 0 | 4/34 | 4/34 |
T20s | 14 | 278 | 400 | 8 | 50.00 | 8.633 | 34.75 | 0 | 0 | 2/15 | 2/15 |
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4/34 |
Test Debut
Bangladesh v India at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, May 25, 2007
Last Test
India v England at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, March 4, 2021
ODI Debut
India v South Africa at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, June 29, 2007
Last ODI
Australia v India at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 23, 2016
T20 Debut
Australia v India at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 1, 2008
Last T20
India v Australia at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, October 10, 2013
India pacer Umesh Yadav says he can "mostly pull his body for another two to three years" and wants to make a match-winning ...
Mohammed Shami further said the presence of someone like Ishant Sharma in the team makes life easier for youngsters.
There was a lot of criticism on the type of pitches prepared for the recently concluded India-England Test series.
India skipper Virat Kohli was there to introduce Ishant to the dignitaries.
It will be a big occasion for Ishant when he steps on the field for his 100th Test. The leader of the Indian pace-battery has picked up ...
Kohli said that there's great trust between him and Ishant which has worked for the benefit of both.
India beat West Indies 2-0 to stay atop the World Test Championship points table.
It was CSK, who denied DC a top-two spot in the league standing with a crushing 80-run win at the Chepauk, but this time DC might just ...
With 16 points from 12 games, CSK will be hoping that their captain MS Dhoni recovers from the bout of fever which prevented him from ...
With the win over RR the Shreyas Iyer-led side toppled Chennai Super Kings to occupy the top spot in the points table.
The DC win which overshadowed a sublime century by Ajinkya Rahane, takes them to the top of the table with 14 points from 11 games.
Spectators at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur witnessed a show of elegant batting from two players who were considered to be, ...
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh - 1st Test
BAN 154/2 OVERS: 40.0
Malaysia vs Netherlands - Match 5
Netherlands 68/3 OVERS: 10.2
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 1st T20I
Zimbabwe
Match begins at 14:30 IST (09:00 GMT)
Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Match 14
Punjab Kings
Match begins at 15:30 IST (10:00 GMT)
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings - Match 15
Kolkata Knight Riders
Match begins at 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh - 2nd Test
29 Apr, 2021 10:00 IST
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 1st Test
29 Apr, 2021 13:00 IST
Harare Sports Club, Harare
22 Apr, 2021 13:00 IST
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 2nd T20I
23 Apr, 2021 14:30 IST
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 3rd T20I
25 Apr, 2021 14:30 IST
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Match 19
25 Apr, 2021 15:30 IST
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - Match 24
29 Apr, 2021 15:30 IST
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Match 28
02 May, 2021 15:30 IST
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals - Match 16
22 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians - Match 17
23 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Match 18
24 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals - Match 20
25 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Match 21
26 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Match 22
27 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Match 23
28 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Match 25
29 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Match 26
30 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings - Match 27
01 May, 2021 19:30 IST
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals - Match 29
02 May, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Match 30
03 May, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians - Match 31
04 May, 2021 19:30 IST
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings - Match 32
05 May, 2021 19:30 IST
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings - Match 33
06 May, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals - Match 16
22 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians - Match 17
23 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Match 18
24 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Match 19
25 Apr, 2021 15:30 IST | 10:00 GMT
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals - Match 20
25 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians - Match 13
Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - Match 12
Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 45 runs
Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings - Match 11
Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Match 10
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Match 9
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs