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Ishant Sharma
India
Player profile
Full name Ishant Sharma
Born September 2, 1988, Delhi
Current age 20 years 128 days
Major teams India, Delhi, India Red, Kolkata Knight Riders, North Zone
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
15 |
21 |
12 |
118 |
23 |
13.11 |
395 |
29.87 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| ODIs |
20 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
8 |
6.50 |
36 |
36.11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3* |
- |
6 |
50.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
33 |
37 |
22 |
151 |
23 |
10.06 |
516 |
29.26 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
| List A |
31 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
8 |
8.50 |
50 |
34.00 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
17 |
8 |
7 |
14 |
4* |
14.00 |
17 |
82.35 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
15 |
26 |
2668 |
1390 |
44 |
5/118 |
7/117 |
31.59 |
3.12 |
60.6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| ODIs |
20 |
19 |
955 |
850 |
27 |
4/38 |
4/38 |
31.48 |
5.34 |
35.3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
6.00 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
33 |
56 |
6083 |
2998 |
120 |
7/24 |
11/51 |
24.98 |
2.95 |
50.6 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
| List A |
31 |
30 |
1532 |
1292 |
46 |
4/34 |
4/34 |
28.08 |
5.06 |
33.3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
17 |
17 |
333 |
388 |
8 |
1/7 |
1/7 |
48.50 |
6.99 |
41.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS), May 25-27, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Test |
India v England at Mohali, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
India v South Africa at Belfast, Jun 29, 2007 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| Only T20I |
Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
Delhi v Tamil Nadu at Delhi, Nov 23-26, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class |
India v England at Mohali, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
Delhi v Jammu & Kashmir at Delhi, Feb 10, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A |
India v England at Cuttack, Nov 26, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab at Kolkata, May 25, 2008 scorecard |
With a physique and attitude that is reminiscent of a young Javagal Srinath, Ishant Sharma shot into prominence during the 2007-08 Test series in Australia. Standing at 6'4", his rhythmic, high-arm action allowed him to bowl at around 140 kph. For one who started serious cricket at 14, his rise was rapid and he made his Ranji Trophy debut at 18. An injury to Munaf Patel provided him an opening during India's tour of Bangladesh in May 2007 but it was in Australia where he caught the attention, prompting Steve Waugh to call him the next best thing in Indian cricket. He showed he could move the ball both ways and his probing spell in the second innings in Perth, where he set-up Ricky Ponting, was the stuff of folklore. He continued to impress in the one-day series, clocking more than 150kph once, and ended as India's highest wicket-taker in the triumphant campaign.
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan January 2008
Dec 21, 2008 |
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Ishant Sharma relishes bowling Ian Bell © AFP |
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Dec 21, 2008 |
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Ishant Sharma is congratulated by team-mates after dismissing Ian Bell © Getty Images |
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Dec 21, 2008 |
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Ishant Sharma exults after getting rid of Ian Bell © AFP |
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