Full name Ishant Sharma
Born September 2, 1988, Delhi
Current age 32 years 183 days
Major teams India, Deccan Chargers, Delhi, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, India A, India Blue, India Red, India Under-19s, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, North Zone, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Rest of India, Rising Pune Supergiants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sussex
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 100 | 134 | 45 | 746 | 57 | 8.38 | 2472 | 30.17 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
ODIs | 80 | 28 | 13 | 72 | 13 | 4.80 | 203 | 35.46 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
T20Is | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5* | 8.00 | 9 | 88.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 144 | 180 | 64 | 1022 | 66 | 8.81 | 3264 | 31.31 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
List A | 123 | 45 | 20 | 174 | 31 | 6.96 | 368 | 47.28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
T20s | 138 | 33 | 25 | 65 | 10* | 8.12 | 78 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 100 | 180 | 18450 | 9757 | 303 | 7/74 | 10/108 | 32.20 | 3.17 | 60.8 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
ODIs | 80 | 78 | 3733 | 3563 | 115 | 4/34 | 4/34 | 30.98 | 5.72 | 32.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 14 | 14 | 278 | 400 | 8 | 2/34 | 2/34 | 50.00 | 8.63 | 34.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 144 | 257 | 26098 | 13320 | 473 | 7/24 | 11/51 | 28.16 | 3.06 | 55.1 | 21 | 16 | 2 |
List A | 123 | 120 | 5834 | 5154 | 178 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 28.95 | 5.30 | 32.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
T20s | 138 | 138 | 2954 | 3841 | 111 | 5/12 | 5/12 | 34.60 | 7.80 | 26.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, May 25-27, 2007 scorecard |
Last Test | India v England at Ahmedabad, Feb 24-25, 2021 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v South Africa at Belfast, Jun 29, 2007 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 23, 2016 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | India v Australia at Rajkot, Oct 10, 2013 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Delhi v Tamil Nadu at Delhi, Nov 23-26, 2006 scorecard |
Last First-class | India v England at Ahmedabad, Feb 24-25, 2021 scorecard |
List A debut | Delhi v Jammu & Kashmir at Delhi, Feb 10, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Glamorgan v Sussex at Cardiff, Jun 1, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Delhi v Haryana at Mumbai, Jan 17, 2021 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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1/26, 10* | India | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 |
0, 2/22, 7, 0/13 | India | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 |
2/52, 4, 1/24, 5* | India | v England | Chennai | 5 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 |
0/29 | Delhi | v Haryana | Mumbai | 17 Jan 2021 | T20 |
1/48 | Delhi | v Kerala | Mumbai | 15 Jan 2021 | T20 |
2/17 | Delhi | v Andhra | Mumbai | 13 Jan 2021 | T20 |
2/16 | Delhi | v Mumbai | Mumbai | 11 Jan 2021 | T20 |
0/26 | Capitals | v Sunrisers | Abu Dhabi | 29 Sep 2020 | T20 |
5, 5/68, 12, 0/8 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 2020 | Test # 2385 |
- | Indians | v NZ XI | Hamilton | 14 Feb 2020 | Other |
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, is 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.