Ishant Sharma has been phenomenal in his county stint with Sussex Sharks. While he exhibited his brilliance in the longer formats, he is answering critics with his unplayable deliveries in the limited overs also.
The tall pacer bowled a length delivery to Glamorgan opener Nicholas Selman that pitched in the middle stump but the outswinger played the trick by knocking his off stump. Nicholas tried to defend it, but Ishant triumphed in the battle.
VIDEO: Ishant Sharma Claims Five Wickets In County Match for Sussex
Though Ishant picked two wickets he ended up on the losing side, as they were outplayed by skipper Collin Ingram”s 95. The match was played at Cardiff yesterday and this video has been a trending one for some time now.
It is to be noted that Ishant was unsold in the IPL auctions earlier this year. He was picked by Kings XI Punjab last year but went wicketless in the season. He along with his mate Cheteshwar Pujara has been displaying brilliance in their county stint.
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Ishant played a vital role in the Lord”s victory (2014) with his spell of 7/74. It will be really interesting to see his role as a lead bowler in the test series against England.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipb9nY47HY0&feature=youtu.be
Ishant has been named in the one-off test against Afghanistan and he is expected to be back next week to join his fellow mates at Bengaluru.