When 6’4” tall, 19 years old, Delhi lad, rhythmic, high-arm action with 135-144-kph-speed bowler -- Ishan Sharma made his place to the Indian team nobody expected that how good he is going to be. 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 when Zaheer and Sreesanth couldn’t get their place in the team due to injuries. It prompted Steve Waugh to call him the next best thing happened to Indian cricket. He showed he could move the ball both ways and his probing spell in second innings in Perth, where he set-up Ricky Ponting, was really the gem of the innings. He showed his gutsy performance by bowling 10 overs on the trot, where he got world no. 1 batsman out on the first delivery of his 9th over. He was unplayable during those overs. After the perth test Anil Kumble said that “Ishan reminds me of young Javagal Srinath.”
Sunday, 3rd Feb, one-day international, washed out due to rain intervals. But Ishan’s two overs where he also got his first wicket were never seemed to me that he is a youngster and it’s his second one-day international only. I really loved the sight of his fast deliveries hitting the deck and defeating the batsmen. This is only a start, and I wanted to be the first one to write about him but many things have already been said. He is truly the find of the tournament.
Watch out for this Delhi lad as he is really the next big thing happened to Indian cricket.
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