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Ishant Sharma

Full name:	Ishant Sharma
Born:	2nd September 1988, Delhi, India
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm medium pace
Teams:	India (Test: 2007-2007/08); India (ODI: 2007-2008); India (Int Twenty20: 2007/08); Delhi (Main FC: 2006/07-2007/08); Delhi (Main ListA: 2005/06-2006/07); Delhi (Main Twenty20: 2006/07); All teams
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles:	India poised to end long wait despite Misbah's heroics
	Ishant Sharma not to join Indian squad
Pictures:	Ishant Sharma reacts while bowling to Andrew Symonds
	Ishant Sharma celebrates the wicket of Sangakkara
	Ishant Sharma celebrates the wicket of Danish Kaneria
	Ishant Sharma celebrates the wicket of Faisal Iqbal

Tall, sturdy and well built, this lanky fast bowler from Delhi has taken the cricketing world by storm. He made his debut against Bangladesh but was very raw at that time in early 2007. However it was in the 2007-08 Test series in Australia that he made his presence felt. Standing at 6'4", his rhythmic, high-arm action allowed him to bowl at around 140 kph and extract uncomfortable bounce along with a late swing in the trajectory of the ball. He took up professional cricket at 14 and by age 18, he had made his Ranji debut. Steve Waugh calls him the next best thing in Indian cricket and Ricky Ponting agrees as he suffered first hand. His probing spell in the second innings in Perth 2008, when he set up the current Aussie captain, is the ideal story for cricket romantics. He continued to impress in the one-day series, clocking more than 150kph once, and ended as India's highest wicket-taker in the CB series. Capitalizing on his instant stardom, Kolkata Knight Riders purchased him in the players’ auction to play in the IPL.
Profile DateLine: 7th June 2008

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2007-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	6	8	6	57	23	28.50	0	0	37.25	3

Test Career Bowling (2007-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
India	1054	29	620	17	5-118	36.47	1	0	62.00	3.52

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	21	19	15	72	23	18.00	0	0	33.02	6

First-Class Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	4048	156	2038	75	5-35	27.17	2	0	53.97	3.02

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2007-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	16	5	4	5	2*	5.00	0	0	27.77	3

One-Day International Career Bowling (2007-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India	751	3	643	19	4-38	33.84	2	0	39.52	5.13

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	27	8	7	9	2*	9.00	0	0	28.12	4

One-Day Career Bowling (2005/06-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	1328	8	1085	38	4-34	28.55	3	0	34.94	4.90

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	1	1	1	3	3*		0	0	50.00	0

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India	8	0	8	0	0-8					6.00

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	17	8	7	14	4*	14.00	0	0	82.35	2

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	333	1	388	8	1-7	48.50	0	0	41.62	6.99

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (2006-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
India Under-19s	6	6	5	33	28*	33.00	0	0	0

Youth Test Career Bowling (2006-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
India Under-19s	1319	54	597	21	5-55	28.42	1	0	62.80	2.71

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2006-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	10	4	4	9	3*		0	0	50.00	2

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (2006-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India Under-19s	414	7	261	12	3-30	21.75	0	0	34.50	3.78