'More than me, my wife is proud of me because she is the one who thinks that I should get the award'
'I played enough cricket with Tewatia, so was just having fun with him'
Ishant suffering from heel niggle, Delhi Capitals' Head Coach Ponting reveals.
Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Ishant Sharma says bowling with a "relaxed mindset" has worked wonders for him in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
The injury happened in the fifth over of Vidarbha's second innings and Ishant's third over.
After Mohammed Shami's hamstring injury that ruled him out of the limited overs series, India's most experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma got an injury scare having sustained a blow on his finger, which was the reason team management did not risk playing him in the first ODI. Ahead of the first One-day International which India lost by five wickets to Australia at Perth, Ishant also did not take part in the two warm-up games.
BCCI has also clarified as to why Rohit Sharma did not travel to Australia alongside the Indian side. The batsman will undergo further assessment on December 11, and after that, it will be decided whether he will play the Test series against Australia or not.
Bowling was considered India's weak link before they arrived in South Africa but pacer Ishant Sharma said it has been the key to the team's success in the ongoing opening Test in Johannesburg.
The 32-year-old pacer is only the second Indian fast bowler, after former captain Kapil Dev, to play 100 Test matches.
The Indian team's worries ahead of the second Test against New Zealand increased after senior-most pacer Ishant Sharma skipped Friday's practice session due to pain in his right ankle, making him a doubtful starter for the game.
India suffered a jolt ahead of Tuesday's tri-series opener against New Zealand, as pacee Ishant Sharma was ruled out of the match due to an ankle injury. The lanky Delhi bowler was to do the duty with new ball along with state-mate Ashish Nehra.
Pacer Ishant Sharma's return to form on the tour of the West Indies is good news for India, says former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, as he and Zaheer Khan "will form a formidable pair" in the upcoming Test series against England, starting later this month.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, who were fined after a verbal duel in the first T20 international at Bangalore, have buried the hatchet and are now the best of friends, according to a leading Pakistani newspaper.
Seeking to regain form, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma is keen to make an impression in favourable English conditions during the Champions Trophy starting on Thursday.
Excited to play for his home team for the first time in the forthcoming 12th edition of IPL this year, India pacer Ishant Sharma said it is always a 'special' moment for him to be returning to the iconic Feroze Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi.
Pacer Ishant Sharma might have struggled to get his rhythm in the just-concluded series against Australia, but former India captain Sourav Ganguly said the Delhi pacer is the future of Indian bowling.
The 1983 World Cup-winning captain was also pleased with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy in the ODI tri-series and believes he has a great future ahead of him.
Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday threw his weight behind pacer Ishant Sharma, who is under fire for his lacklustre performance in the Champions Trophy, saying the young bowler needs support not criticism at this crucial juncture of his career.
Sri Lankans Thirimanne, Chandimal and Prasad also charged
Ishant and Mishra took three wickets each to decimate the Royals.
Star batters Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant made solid fifties as Delhi eked out a narrow seven-run win against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma on Tuesday said he is gearing up to take more workload in the absence of an injured Zaheer Khan in the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy but conceded it would not be easy filling in for the bowling spearhead.
Rising talent, off-spinner R Ashwin replaced out-of-form senior tweaker Harbhajan Singh in the top bracket of BCCI's list of central retainership contracts, while struggling pacer Ishant Sharma was also demoted from Grade A to B.
Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid and pacer Ishant Sharma, who were the top Test performers for India on the recent tours to England and the West Indies, would receive Cricket Board awards at the function scheduled to be held in Chennai in December.
In good news for India, their bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan and fellow pacer Ishant Sharma appeared to be fit to play in the opening Test against Australia beginning in Melbourne, on Monday.
Yash Dhull set to open
The India pacer is playing his 100th Test in Motera.
Ishant Sharma is backing Jasprit Bumrah to lead the Indian team on the tour of England.
India pacer Ishant Sharma on Sunday said even though it was hard for him to swallow the ignore from the home Test series against Sri Lanka late last year, the experience has taught him to be more patient.
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma does not quite bowl yorkers and is not quite cut out at the moment to bowl in the initial or final overs but is fit to cause turbulence in the opposition ranks in the middle overs.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India named batsman Abhinav Mukund and pacer Jaydev Unadkat as replacements for Gambhir and Ishant respectively.
India's bowling coach Eric Simons says in-form pacer Ishant Sharma could prove to be a handful in the upcoming four-match Test series against England.
The Delhi speedsters picked three wickets each as Rest of India were dismissed for a disappointing 252 in their first innings on day one of the Irani Trophy tie. In reply, Delhi finished the day on 21 for no loss in five overs.
In the build-up to the fifth and final Test against England, India regrouped at the Oval as they looked to put behind the disappointment of their embarrassing innings defeat in the last game, even though skipper M S Dhoni was a notable absentee at the nets.
Struggling pacer Ishant Sharma was recalled to India's 16-member Test squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh, starting January 17 in Chittagong. Tamil Nadu middle-order batsman S Badrinath, who featured in India's squad that played the last Test against Sri Lanka at home, was dropped.
Amid growing concern over his fitness, India pacer Ishant Sharma is learnt to have got his troublesome ankle checked by a doctor in Canberra.
Arshdeep Singh grabbed five wickets and opener Prabhsimran Singh smashed a marauding unbeaten 150 as Punjab defeated Mumbai by eight wickets
Hashim Amla has praised pacer Ishant Sharma, who led a devastating exhibition of seam bowling to bring India back into the first Test.
Anshul Kamboj's experience will hold him in good stead, say Ishant and Bhuvneshwar
India might be on top in the ongoing third cricket Test against New Zealand but pacer Ishant Sharma on Sunday said his team remains wary of a comeback by the hosts.
