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5 Most Successful Indian fast bowlers who left a mark in Test Cricket

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  1. Ishant Sharma
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Ishant Sharma another top quality young fast bowler for India, still a part of the current Indian test team,  who made his test debut against Bangladesh on 25th May 2007.

With the advantage of his tall height, Sharma extracts extra bounce and surprises the batsmen. So far in his test career, Ishant Sharma has picked a total of 238 wickets from 82 test matches (146 innings). His best figures in an innings were 7/74 against England during the 2014 test series at Lords.

10 Amazing Facts about Ishant Sharma

If India needs a third genuine pacer apart from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma could be an option for the team depending upon the conditions. He bowls with an economy of 3.23 runs per over.

Despite being in the test team for 11 years, Ishant Sharma has taken 10 wickets in a match only once and 5 wickets haul in an innings only 7 times. He is currently the 3rd best pace bowler for India in test matches.

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