Sports Desk News Edition 24: Indian pacer Ishant Sharma is celebrating his birthday today. Born in Delhi on September 2, 1988, Ishant turns 33 today. The 6 feet 4-inch tall bowler became part of the Indian Test team at a very young age and that is why the player has played 97 Test matches till the age of 32. Apart from this, Ishant Sharma has also played 80 ODIs and 14 T20Is.
Ishant Sharma has won several matches for the Indian team. Whether it was the final over of the Champions Trophy in 2013 or their sharp pace in Sri Lanka, the Indian team won the Test. But the pacer is still remembered for his bowling against Ricky Ponting on the tour of Australia. On Ishant’s birthday, let me tell you how Ishant Sharma, just 19, vexed Ricky Ponting on his first tour of Australia.
It was 13 years ago when the Indian team went on a tough tour of Australia. Perth was the fastest pitch in the world and the Indian team entered the field with four fast bowlers. Ishant Sharma was also in the team and surprised Ricky Ponting, one of the best batsmen in the world, with his pace. Ishant Sharma bowled at a speed of 145 kmph on the Perth pitch. Ishant may have failed for the tenth, but on the cricket pitch, he took a lot of class oflegendary Ponting’s. Ishant had pushed Ricky Ponting on the backfoot with a swing bowling as well as his bouncer. Ponting looked helpless in front of Ishant and several balls hit his body as well. In the end, Ponting caught by Rahul Dravid standing in the slips off Ishant’s own ball. Let me tell you that Ishant Sharma had defeated Ponting 8 times in his career.