Ishant Sharma Wife, Height, Age, Stats, IPL, Teams, Net Worth

Ishant Sharma is one of the best fast bowlers India has produced. His  fiery spell against Ricky Ponting at Perth in 2008 grabbed attention of the cricket enthusiasts around the world. It also prompted Steve Waugh to call him the next best thing in Indian cricket. However, the career of Ishant has seen many ups and downs since then – from bouncing England out of the game at Lord’s to in-and-outs from the side. At present, he is the most capped bowler in India’s Test side.

Ishant Sharma
Nickname:	Sonu, Lambu
Role:	Right arm medium fast bowler
Height	6 feet 4 inches
Weight (approx.):	84 Kg
Eye Colour:	Brown
Hair Colour:	Black
Tattoos:	No
Personal Life
Date of Birth:	2 September 1988
Birth Place:	Delhi
Zodiac sign/Sun sign:	Virgo
Nationality:	Indian
School:	Ganga International School, Delhi
College:	NA
Educational Qualifications:	10th Standard
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Record

• Ishant is the fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets.
• Ishant is the fifth quickest Indian to grab 100 ODI wickets.

Career Turning Point

• Fiery spell to Ricky Ponting in Perth Test of India’s tour of Australia in 2008.
• 7-wicket haul at Lord’s in 2014 to help India win a Test match at the venue after 28 years.

During Lord’s Test 2014. Image: Getty

Controversies

• Ishant Sharma was involved in an altercation with some Sri Lankan players during the 3rd Test of India’s Tour of Sri Lanka in 2015.
• Ishant Sharma made funny faces at Australia skipper Steve Smith and opener Matt Renshaw during Bengaluru Test in 2017.

• Ishant Sharma is a school dropout, left studies in 10th standard to focus on Cricket.

• Ishant made U-19 ODI debut alongside Virat Kohli, and also the First Class debut in the same match.