IND vs ENG 3rd Test | Ishant Sharma receives special cap for 100th Test from Amit Shah
Cricket | February 24, 2021 14:50 ISTIshant became only the second fast bowler after Kapil Dev to feature in 100 Tests for India.
Ishant became only the second fast bowler after Kapil Dev to feature in 100 Tests for India.
Among the Indian bowlers, Ishant Sharma is the fourth to reach 100 Tests after Anil Kumble (132 Tests), Kapil Dev (131 Tests) and Harbhajan Singh (103 Tests).
India's batting legend Sachin Tendulkar led the wishes for pacer Ishant Sharma ahead of his 100th Test appearance.
Ishant Sharma revealed his conversation with MS Dhoni before the latter's retirement from Test cricket in 2014.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recalled Ishant's spell to Ricky Ponting when he had troubled the ex-Aussie skipper.
The Indian skipper also heaped praise on Ishant's longevity and pointed out how the pacer prioritised Tests instead of white-ball cricket.
From being called finished to standing at the cusp of the milestone 100th Test, Ishant Sharma has peppered a classic bowling display in the history of Indian cricket with some mesmerising bowling spell.
Ishant is on course to become only the second Indian fast bowler, after the great Kapil Dev, to complete 100 Tests for the country.
Ishant, the most-capped Test player in this current line-up, on Monday, became the third Indian pacer after Kapil Dev (434 wickets) and Zaheer Khan (311) to reach the 300-wicket milestone.
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma on Sunday became the sixth bowler in the country's cricket history to take 300 Test wickets.
Ishant dismissed Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer in successive deliveries in the third session on Saturday.
The Indian selectors led by Chetan Sharma on Tuesday named the squad for the first two Tests against England. Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Ishant Sharma have made their way back into the squad.
Delhi, led by Shikhar Dhawan, included veteran pacer Ishant Sharma in the playing XI. The right-arm pace bowler was ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in October with an abdominal muscle tear.
Ishant was forced to miss the Australia tour due to side strain suffered during the IPL.
The legendary cricketer feels if injured Shami doesn’t recover in time, then Ishant Sharma must be sent to Australia immediately as Navdeep was unimpressive in the warm-up game.
In Ishant Sharma’s absence, Kaif feels Umesh has gelled well with Shami and Bumrah and was impressive in the warm-up game.
Smith, however, said that Australia will have to be at their best against the experienced Indian bowling attack despite the fact that the visitors would be missing Ishant.
India will be playing two practice matches against Australia A ahead of the anticipated series that will give Team India a chance to answer a few many questions in a bid to arrive at their perfect XI for the Border-Gavaskar series
After the IPL final, Rohit, instead of heading to Australia, had to come back to Mumbai to be with his ailing father.
Australia head coach Justin Langer has commented on Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma's potential absence from the Test series, which begins on December 17.
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