High time Ishant matured
In the Indian Express , Karthik Krishnaswamy says Ishant Sharma needs to find consistency
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
In the Indian Express, Karthik Krishnaswamy says Ishant Sharma needs to find consistency. He says with Umesh Yadav now the young bowler in the side, Ishant needs to play the role of a senior and cannot afford wayward performances like he produced on the first day at the SCG.
With Australia under that much pressure, the least Ishant and Umesh could have done was to bowl tightly in support of Zaheer. Instead, they made it easy for two experienced batsmen to play their way out of trouble. Umesh is 24, and in only his fourth Test. Ishant, a year younger, is in his 43rd. Ishant, a year younger, is in his 43rd. Only one of them can still expect leniency for being young and inexperienced.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo