Ishant Sharma

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Statistical highlights of Day 1

Ishant Sharma (3/37) has recorded his best bowling figures in 13 Tests since claiming 5 for 54 in the first innings & 3 for 32 in the second innings vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC) in 2015. 

Nov 24, 2017, 21:05 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli dances after the fall of Niroshan Dickwella — Video

All the wickets were important, but skipper Virat Kohli showed a special liking of the Niroshan Dickwella wicket.

Nov 24, 2017, 18:48 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Indian bowlers dictate terms, bowl out SL for 205 on Day 1

Ashwin, Jadeja and Ishant took 10 wickets between them to bowl SL out cheaply; but India lost KL Rahul (7) during the eight tricky overs they needed to negotiate before close of play.

Nov 24, 2017, 16:40 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 1: Cheteshwar Pujara pulls off excellent low catch

India's slip catching has been an area of concern for some time, but on Day 1 of 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Cheteshwar Pujara pulled off a sensational low catch to leave everyone impressed. (Day 1 Blog || Scorecard)

Nov 24, 2017, 16:31 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka: Hosts target dominating return in Nagpur Test

Denied by the weather Gods in the opening Test, a supremely confident India are set to make some strategic changes to ensure that their dominance over Sri Lanka continues in the second match of the series starting here on Friday.

Nov 23, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

Ranji Trophy: Delhi into quarters with innings win; Suresh Raina's horrid form continues

Ishant Sharma bagged a total of five wickets in the two innings while Navdeep Saini and Vikas Mishra picked six and five wickets respectively.

Nov 19, 2017, 21:35 PM IST

Ranji Trophy: Manish Pandey stars with a double ton; Ishant Sharma on fire

Karnataka ended the day at 642/7 with skipper Vinay Kumar and CM Gautam at the crease.

Nov 18, 2017, 21:20 PM IST

Ishant Sharma boost for Delhi against Kedar-less Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy

For Maharashtra, their batting mainstay Kedar Jadhav is unavailable due to a wrist injury.

Nov 16, 2017, 18:13 PM IST

South Africa tour on mind, India likely to field three pacers in first Test against Sri Lanka

As India will have to go in with three specialist speedsters in South Africa, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav will be complemented by either Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Ishant Sharma.

Nov 13, 2017, 22:59 PM IST

Drunk man drives onto pitch, interrupts Ranji match featuring Ishant, Gambhir

International players like Gautam Gambhir, Ishant Sharma and Rishabh Pant were present on the ground when the incident took place.

Nov 03, 2017, 18:55 PM IST

Ranji Trophy 2017-18: Buoyant Delhi to come hard against under par UP

Delhi overcame the disappointment of a draw against Assam with a comprehensive win over Railways at the Karnail Singh Stadium.

Oct 31, 2017, 22:13 PM IST

Ranji Trophy, Round 2: Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma star on Day 2

Out-of-favour Jadeja struck a timely double century while slow left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja picked up three wickets as Saurashtra reduced Jammu and Kashmir to 103/4 in their first innings in reply to 624/7 in their Group B match.

Oct 15, 2017, 21:18 PM IST

Ranji Trophy 2017-18: Round 1, Day 3 — As it happened...

An eventful Day 3 of the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy Round 1 witnessed Railways defending 93 runs to beat Uttar Pradesh by 21 runs in a Group A encounter.

Oct 08, 2017, 09:22 AM IST

Ranji Trophy 2017-18: Prashant Chopra's 338, Gautam Gambhir's ton headline Day 2 of first round

Chopra (338) added 61 runs to his tally on the day, clobbering the Punjab bowlers 44 times to the fence and twice over it. Earlier, veteran Paras Dogra (99) missed out on his ton, after falling prey to pacer Sandeep Sharma.

Oct 07, 2017, 21:07 PM IST

Ranji Trophy: Time to take responsibility, says Delhi captain Ishant Sharma

Ishant is confident that the team will perform to its potential as Delhi gear up for their Ranji Trophy group A opening-round encounter against Assam on Friday.

Oct 05, 2017, 16:34 PM IST

Ranji Trophy: Gautam Gambhir steps down from captaincy, Ishant Sharma to lead Delhi

The 36-year-old Gambhir, who had captained Delhi in the Ranji Trophy for the past four seasons, expressed his desire to continue as a player.

Sep 23, 2017, 00:21 AM IST

I would love to see Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami play in the County County Championship, says Ravi Shastri

Pujara had signed for Nottinghamshire ahead of Sri Lanka series. He had scored 233 runs in five innings which also included a ravishing ton, Pujara had credited his County stint for incredible cricketing display in the Test series against the Islanders. Ashwin, last month, became the second Indian from the present squad to join County. 

Sep 02, 2017, 18:47 PM IST

See pic: Virender Sehwag finds birthday boy Ishant Sharma's trainer

Ishant had imitated Australia skipper Steve Smith during a Test match in Bengaluru and broke the internet with his expressions.

Sep 02, 2017, 15:56 PM IST

SEE PIC: Ishant Sharma trying to find seam and bounce under water

Ishant has warmed the bench after being out of favour since the Australia Test series in March where he claimed three wickets in three Tests.

Aug 21, 2017, 20:51 PM IST

Ishant Sharma denies reports confirming his association with English county Warwickshire

It was earlier into the day that reports came about that Ravichandran Ashwin set all geared up to make his County debut this month when he dons the jersey of Worcestershire in a match against Gloucestershire on August 28. Apart from him, pacer Ishant Sharma will also feature for English county club Warwickshire, while Ravindra Jadeja is still in talks.

Aug 14, 2017, 17:02 PM IST