Full name Ishant Sharma
Born September 2, 1988, Delhi
Current age 21 years 81 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
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 19 | 25 | 12 | 142 | 23 | 10.92 | 456 | 31.14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| ODIs | 39 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 6.00 | 85 | 42.35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | - | 6 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 37 | 41 | 22 | 175 | 23 | 9.21 | 577 | 30.32 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 53 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 13 | 5.85 | 102 | 40.19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 10.00 | 30 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 19 | 32 | 3432 | 1859 | 54 | 5/118 | 7/117 | 34.42 | 3.25 | 63.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 39 | 38 | 1794 | 1689 | 54 | 4/38 | 4/38 | 31.27 | 5.64 | 33.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 9 | 158 | 227 | 4 | 2/34 | 2/34 | 56.75 | 8.62 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 37 | 62 | 6847 | 3467 | 130 | 7/24 | 11/51 | 26.66 | 3.03 | 52.6 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| List A | 53 | 52 | 2510 | 2254 | 79 | 4/34 | 4/34 | 28.53 | 5.38 | 31.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 36 | 36 | 741 | 904 | 23 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 39.30 | 7.31 | 32.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Bangladesh v India at Dhaka (SBNS), May 25-27, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Nov 16-20, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v South Africa at Belfast, Jun 29, 2007 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Australia at Mohali, Nov 2, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Delhi v Tamil Nadu at Delhi, Nov 23-26, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Nov 16-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Delhi v Jammu & Kashmir at Delhi, Feb 10, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | India v Australia at Mohali, Nov 2, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | India v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2009 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
- Ishant Sharma and his ODI problems (Oct 16, 2009)
- 'We're expecting too much from Ishant' - Prasad (Oct 13, 2009)
- Fast bowling is India's weakest link (Sep 26, 2009)
- Tough times will help Ishant improve - Srinath (Sep 21, 2009)
- Focus on fitness in India's pre-season camp (Aug 30, 2009)
Oct 28, 2009
Ishant Sharma is euphoric after dismissing Shane Watson
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Oct 25, 2009
Ishant Sharma gets Tim Paine caught behind
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Sep 28, 2009
Ishant Sharma was given a hard time by the Australian batsmen
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