Delhi managed to get just one point from their game against Kerala before enduring an outright defeat against Andhra Pradesh.
Ishant was given rest for a couple of Ranji Trophy games as a part of BCCI's workload management programme and he will now try to get back into the groove before the New Zealand Test tour.
The combination of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah has bagged 95 wickets in 2019 at 15.16 an average and a strike rate of around 30
Indian fast bowlers bagged 95 wickets between themselves in 2019 at a record average of 15.16 hence capping off their best calendar-year performance.
Virat Kohli remains only three points behind Steve Smith at second place in the latest ICC Rankings.
Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami picked 95 wickets between themselves in 2019 at an average of 15.16 and a strike rate of 31.06.
Here are all the key stats from day 3 of the day-night Test...
Bangladesh still trail India by 89 runs with four wickets in hand. Taijul Islam (11) was removed off the last ball of the day by Umesh Yadav (2/40).
Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami combined to pick 16 wickets in the Eden Gardens Test.
Ishant took his 10th five wicket-haul, helping India bundle out Bangladesh for a paltry 106 in the historic day-night Test.
The Indian pace battery ran through Bangladesh batting like a hot knife through butter, before Pujara Virat Kohli eased to typically classy fifties as India reached 174/3 at stumps on Day 1 of the first pink ball Test on Friday.
His tenth five-wicket haul and second at home helped India fold Bangladesh for a paltry 106 on the opening day of the historic second Test in Kolkata.
The Indian pacers have been the highlight of the team’s home campaign in ICC World Test Championship, picking 40 wickets in four Tests.
The pacers are expected to play a big role in the upcoming Test against Bangladesh, as they normally do when the pink ball is new.
The Indian quicks' unmatched success in the campaign stands as the primary reason behind the team's unprecedented run.
Ishant said speaking with each other and sharing their plans was the reason behind their success while Shami said focusing on his length and executing it nicely helped him.
It was fitting for Ishant to grab the hattrick wicket as he has been around for the longest time among his teammates and is the senior-most member of the side.
Jasprit Bumrah may have been absent from the Indian pace attack, but Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav stepped up and put out a remarkable performance against South Africa.
India currently boast of a lethal pace attack in Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini.
On the bench as well, India boast of players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav who are consistently competing for a spot in the playing XI.
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