Will Ishant Sharma get to 500 Test wickets?

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Took his 300th Test wicket in his 98th Test. 32 years old right now. Can he go past Kapil Dev and reach the 500-wicket mark? Can he keep up his good form for long enough to prevent upcoming young pacers from taking his place in the team?

[R!TTER]

10 minutes ago, TNAmarkFromIndia said:

Can he keep up his good form for long enough to prevent upcoming young pacers from taking his place in the team?

No, he isn't good enough to get to 500 - simple as that. The ones getting there were true ATG pacers & yeah sadly Steyn missed out.

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

50 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

No, he isn't good enough to get to 500 - simple as that.

If he plays for another 6-7 years, he could. Doesn't play ODIs anyway. Could concentrate on just Tests and keeping himself fit for it.

[urbestfriend]

No way. 

[PunterLog]

Won't get to 400

[ShebbySB]

He will play at least 3 more years of Test cricket so reaching the 400 club is a possibility.

[Bigg Brother]

Got his 200th in 2015. Almost 6 yrs for 100 wickets taken. He wont even reach to 400..Will finish at 340-350 at best.

[Majestic]

328 test wickets, 32.39 Avg

[Real McCoy]

sure India will be poorer as a test nation if that actually happens.

[putrevus]

I really hope not , Ishant should not play every home test either. He is not really a wicket taker , so giving a guy a Siraj a chance to prove his worth is not a bad option. Rotating between all pacers at home is not a bad idea, so everybody is rested and fresh when they play the matches.

[nevada]

I doubt it. 350 itself might be a challenge. 

[sage]

He needs to get his average below 30 first

[maniac]

450 guaranteed. Rest is a bonus. 150 wickets in 3-4 years with games at home vs weaker teams absolute possibility. Throw in a few d/n- pink ball tests in where Ishant will be lethal.

 

 

[maniac]

Just now, sage said:

He needs to get his average below 30 first

From 38+ to low 30’s in 3-4 years is an incredible feat. There is a reason why I call him the Rohit of bowling. A mercurial match winner who may have some lean patches but when he wins it,he wins it.

[maniac]

The VVS Laxman of bowling. Gritty, skillful, inconsistent, some loopholes in stats but a match winner

[dilliboy]

400 at best.. He'll need to play at least 25 more tests for that 

[Clarke]

Would be incredible if he gets to 400 in my opinion, being an early starter & a fast bowling workhorse could take a toll on his longevity especially in our conditions. 

[The Realist]

Zero chance. He's a water carrier. Can bowl economical spells and take the odd wicket but does not have the ability to run through sides.

[Jay]

4 hours ago, The Realist said:

Zero chance. He's a water carrier. Can bowl economical spells and take the odd wicket but does not have the ability to run through sides.

This. 

[mancalledsting]

His early career was ruined by over bowling him in ODIs, t20s early on and placing too much expectation on him followed WACA spell to Ponting. Then there was MSD’s test captaincy. Had he walked into a today type set up from day 1 I’m sure he’d be closely player to McGrath India ever produced (although not as good as that guy)