India in England 2014

Ishant ruled out of fourth Test, Bhuvneshwar worry

Jul 31, 2014: MS Dhoni has revealed the injured Ishant Sharma will not be fit in time for the fourth Test, which begins on August 7 at Old Trafford

India in England 2014

India hopeful on Ishant fitness for Old Trafford

Jul 27, 2014: India's bowling coach, Joe Dawes, is confident Ishant Sharma will be fit by the time the fourth Test begins, in Manchester on August 7

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

'No praise for effort had plan failed' - Ishant

Jul 22, 2014: Ishant Sharma, who has often been criticised for not taking enough wickets despite his experience, has said his labours go unappreciated outside the dressing room

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Dhoni decides, Ishant provides

Jul 21, 2014: MS Dhoni and Ishant Sharma reversed India's customary defensive strategies, on day five at Lord's, to help them to a landmark Test win

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Jadeja and Ishant have India believing

Jul 20, 2014: Fifteen overseas Tests have elapsed since India last won a Test outside their own country, but they will barely be able to curb their excitement that the run is about to end

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's 2nd day

Bowlers allow Dhoni to breathe again

Jul 18, 2014: Usually India's bowlers are ridiculed for letting Dhoni down but on a day that Dhoni let them down, they kept their spirits up, didn't let England run away with it, and came up with their best bowling day in a long time

Eng v Ind, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Tail-enders overshadow top order

Jul 12, 2014: James Anderson and Joe Root put together 198 runs and picked up a slew of records along the way, including the most runs made by a final-wicket pair

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Ishant's rewards for the dirty work

Jul 11, 2014: Ishant Sharma is an odd sort of 'attack leader', averaging over 37 in Test cricket and not given the new ball, but extracting England's middle order on a docile pitch showed why he is persisted with

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Ishant's Mr Mistoffelees spell

Jul 11, 2014: Mark Waugh often said there was no such thing as a flat pitch in Test cricket and that the best bowlers would find a way. On the third day at Trent Bridge, Ishant Sharma found that way, adapting like England had not managed

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Seamers star, but India kept waiting

Jul 11, 2014: India were on the verge of taking a massive lead and possibly bowling England out short of the follow-on mark before Joe Root averted the danger along with the lower order

India in England 2014

India's bowling leader conundrum

Jul 7, 2014: The present Indian bowling line-up will tackle its first five-Test series without the proven guidance of Zaheer Khan, their bowling captain. India had unravelled without him in 2011. Will they do better this time around?

India in England 2014

'Ishant should step up and lead attack' - Zaheer

Jun 30, 2014: Zaheer Khan wants Ishant Sharma to take over from him as the leader of India's fast-bowling group

Leicestershire v Indians, Tour match, Leicester, 3rd day

Ishant heckled as Robson, Smith flay rusty Indians

Jun 28, 2014: Angus Robson, the younger brother of England's new opening batsman Sam, and Greg Smith hit run-a-ball centuries as their 221-run second-wicket stand ensured a chastening time in the field for the Indians

IPL news

Ishant Sharma nearly quit ODIs

Apr 12, 2014: Ishant Sharma has revealed he nearly quit ODIs after he was left out of the World T20 side following average series against Australia, South Africa and New Zealand

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2014

Ishant to skip Delhi's first two games

Feb 25, 2014: Ishant Sharma, the fast bowler who was dropped from India's Asia Cup and World Twenty20 squads, has asked to be rested from Delhi's first two matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Wellington, 1st day

'I have been bowling well since SA' - Ishant

Feb 14, 2014: Ishant Sharma insisted he has been bowling well for a while but was getting recognised only now as he was getting wickets

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Wellington, 1st day

Ishant's good avatar steps up

Feb 14, 2014: This version of Ishant, when he appears, you wonder why the bad one even exists. You wonder why the good one appears so sporadically over so many Tests

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Wellington, 1st day

India's rare fast-bowling feat and Ishant's best

Feb 14, 2014: Stats highlights from the first day of the 2nd Test between New Zealand and India, at the Basin Reserve, Wellington

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Wellington, 1st day

India surge through impressive Ishant

Feb 14, 2014: The much-maligned Ishant Sharma continued to confound his critics by registering personal best of 6 for 51 to help bowl New Zealand out for 192

India news

Raina out of Asia Cup squad

Feb 11, 2014: Suresh Raina has been left out of India's squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup. The batsman, however, is a part of the team for the World Twenty20