sarcastic Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2017-10/i-dont-want-to-be-branded-as-a-test-specialist-says-ishant-sharma-commenting-on-his-role-as-a-senior-pacer-in-the-squad-he-said-i-dont-see-too-much-into-it-but-there-is-a-responsibility-with-the/ Ishant Sharma claimed that in India if a bowler has one poor series then he is branded suitable only for one format, which is highly unfair. As far as his bowling is concerned Ishant Sharma said that he prefers to keep things simple and back his strengths. (Source: BCCI) On the eve of Kings XI Punjab’s crucial match against Rising Pune Supergiant in Pune, the men in red are leaving no stone unturned to ensure a victory and subsequently have shot at qualifying for the playoffs. At the end of a lengthy net session pacer, Ishant Sharma spoke to the indianexpress.com and stated the importance of the upcoming tie against RPS and most importantly revealed why he doesn’t want to be known as a Test match specialist. While Ishant’s record has been comparatively better in the longer format of the game, the 28-year-old lanky pacer isn’t happy with the tag of being a specialist in Test cricket. “Yes, I know that I haven’t done well in T20’s but that doesn’t mean I want to play only Test cricket. In my earlier interviews, I had meant to say it is one of my strengths but it was interpreted in another way. I don’t want to be branded as a Test specialist. If you see my ODI record it’s not a bad record. So it’s nothing like I only wish to play T20’s or ODI or Test.” “But this is the bad thing of in our country – If you have one bad series or if you have not performed well in 2-4 games, then you are branded as a bowler suitable only for one format. But I think it all depends on how you feel about yourself rather than what others think about you. I always keep believing in myself and that is important for me. It doesn’t bother me with what assumptions are being made. If you do well then people will praise you and if you don’t you have to face criticism. That is the part and parcel of a being professional sportsman.” As far as his bowling is concerned Ishant said that he prefers to keep things simple and back his strengths. “The most important thing is to keep focus and execute the plans that you have made against the batsman,” he added. As far as variations are concerned Ishant revealed that sometimes along with Mohit Sharma he keeps talking about it. “But in this format, you don’t have much time to develop those skills as everything happens so fast. So it is difficult to develop skills quickly. However, we have been trying to add new things in every game.” Commenting on his role as a senior pacer in the squad he said,” I don’t see too much into it. But there is a responsibility with the experience that I have. On the field, we (bowlers) keep reminding each other of the plans that we have made against the batsman and try to execute them.” Meanwhile, when asked as to what galvanised KXIP to change their fortunes and bring about a brilliant run of form, he said,”The big reason behind our success is that we played as a team. We are not dependent on any particular player and did well in the crunch moments of the match which brought about positive results.” “I just hope we repeat the same against RPS”, he concluded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While I respect Ishant the test bowler and his contribution in away test matches in the recent past, Ishant Sharma rates himself too high of himself and goes nowhere. I hope KXIP does not pick him up and not hand over the match to Pune on a platter (going by his recent IPL form at least). Not even Dinda from their side may be sufficient to make up for it. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Ishant is lucky he is not dubbed as a FC specialist, and is still playing test matches. His interviews showcase why he has been mediocre so far....He lacks clarity of thought. To be considered eligible for shorter formats, one has to bowl well in those formats at some point in time in the recent past. Mosher, speedheat, Laaloo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollack Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 No disrespect but he is not even test specialist. A very lucky bowler having played so many matches for India despite being mediocre. StriKe and velu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 atleast shut your mouth when you are not performing express bowling and beetle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedheat Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 He should be nowhere near our test team its time to debut thakur or rajpoot in tests in place of him velu and Lord 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 (edited) No wonder this guy is the king of troll memes . Ek wkt to le pehle !!!! Edited May 14, 2017 by beetle velu and sscomp32 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscomp32 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 52 minutes ago, Lord said: atleast shut your mouth when you are not performing I was going to tag you if i didn't see this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, sscomp32 said: I was going to tag you if i didn't see this post hes gonna play tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Sorry to say but ur not even a test specialist.....N if u dnt improve soon ur days wud be numbered. He shud be thankful that despite being so avg he has played 70 odd test matches. “But this is the bad thing of in our country – If you have one bad series or if you have not performed well in 2-4 games, then you are branded as a bowler suitable only for one format. Had u played for some other top nation the bench strength wudnt even have allowed u to play so many test sscomp32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kira Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 You are not specialist in anything Ishant, maybe in internet memes yeah. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscomp32 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 52 minutes ago, kira said: You are not specialist in anything Ishant, maybe in internet memes yeah. See this http://ishantsharmadoingthings.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kira Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, sscomp32 said: See this http://ishantsharmadoingthings.tumblr.com/ Yeah, seen it before, I am a redditor too Ishant sharma lord of memes sscomp32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollack Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 CG, Mosher and velu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 55 minutes ago, Pollack said: Damn I chose the wrong career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WC2011INDIA Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Pollack said: I bet there is a tape out there somewhere.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcastic Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: Sorry to say but ur not even a test specialist.....N if u dnt improve soon ur days wud be numbered. He shud be thankful that despite being so avg he has played 70 odd test matches. “But this is the bad thing of in our country – If you have one bad series or if you have not performed well in 2-4 games, then you are branded as a bowler suitable only for one format. Had u played for some other top nation the bench strength wudnt even have allowed u to play so many test This statement by Ishant goes against your original post some months ago praising him for his "honest" confession. I have a feeling that Ishant thought that the article circulated then probably is misconceived by media and fans that he only want to play tests as he appears good only in that format. This interview seems to be a response to correct the misunderstanding that happened due to his earlier statement. Edited May 14, 2017 by sarcastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate_Game Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Ishant the "Test specialist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, sarcastic said: This statement by Ishant goes against your original post some months ago praising him for his "honest" confession. I have a feeling that Ishant thought that the article circulated then probably is misconceived by media and fans that he only want to play tests as he appears good only in that format. This interview seems to be a response to correct the misunderstanding that happened due to his earlier statement. Yea thats what i was thinking, what happened did he got some delusions when he got a late call from IPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate_Game Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: Yea thats what i was thinking, what happened did he got some delusions when he got a late call from IPL That call was more due to Ishant being "Sehwag ka dost" than anything related to his skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Ultimate_Game said: That call was more due to Ishant being "Sehwag ka dost" than anything related to his skills Mcdowells No 1 yaari Ultimate_Game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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