Born
September 02, 1988, Delhi
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Ishant Sharma was born 2 September 1988, in Delhi, India. He is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast bowler at pace around 135 km/h (85 mph). He delivered the second fastest ball ever bowled by an Indian bowler when he clocked 152.6 km/h (94.8 mph) at Adelaide against Australia on 17 February 2008. The fastest one still belongs to Javagal Srinath who clocked 154.5 at the 1999 World Cup. He has a high arm delivery action and is able to move the ball in both directions. With a physique and attitude that is reminiscent of a young Javagal Srinath, Ishant Sharma shot into prominence during the 2007-08 Test series in Australia. Standing at 6'4", his rhythmic, high-arm action allowed him to bowl at around 140 km/h. For one who started serious cricket at 14, his rise was rapid and he made his Ranji Trophy debut at 18. 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, prompting Steve Waugh to call him the next best thing in Indian cricket. He showed he could move the ball both ways and his probing spell in the second innings in Perth, where he set-up Ricky Ponting, is the stuff of folklore. Find Ishant Sharma profile and stats of batting, bowling and fielding including latest updated news of Ishant Sharma, videos and images at Hamariweb.com. Also find detail Player profile and career statistics of Ishant Sharma of India.