#IndiaInEngland: Ishant Sharma leading the pace attack in style
Indian Test bowler, Ishant Sharma, finally came out of the blocks to notch a stunning performance against England in the ongoing first Test. The senior pacer has been in the Test set-up for a decade now and this series could be the one where he makes a serious impact. He picked 5/51 on Day 3 of the Edgbaston Test. Here is more on Ishant.
Ishant lights up Edgbaston with his stunning performance
Ishant came to life during the first session on Day 3 when he squared up Dawid Malan and got him to edge a delivery after pitching the ball in the middle stump region. Few overs later, the right-arm pacer dismissed the dangerous looking Jonny Bairstow. Two balls later, he got Ben Stokes and then dismissed Jos Buttler in the same over.
County cricket has helped Ishant
This kind of a performance was expected out of Ishant, who has been putting in a commendable shift outside the subcontinent. He may not have been amongst a lot of wickets, but did an able job in South Africa earlier in January. The performances in County, this year, gave him the belief. Ishant bowled many overs for Sussex and his rhythm was spot on.
Ishant looks impressive outside subcontinent
Ishant picked 6 wickets in this match and has 244 Test scalps to his name in 83 Tests. The five-wicket haul was a supreme effort and it gave us glimpses of the 7/74 performance he delivered in 2014 at Lord's. When one looks at his performances in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) he has a total of 94 wickets.
Ishant a leader of this pace attack
There is no doubt that Ishant deserves to be lauded for his hard work. In overseas matches, he has been holding one end tight. He leads this Indian pace attack. With four more Tests to go, expect Ishant to come strong at English batsmen and get wickets in abundance. Ishant cited that the experience in County with the Duke ball, helped him come good.
