'Ishant is an asset, don't risk his future'

[cowboysfan]

I will keep Ishant around but there is no reason for him to play this series unless Zak gets injured,the alternative for Ishant doesnt fill me with confidence.

[PaceAttack]

India is not blessed with so many fast bowlers to waste a talent like Ishant. I just hope he becomes as good as he used to be in the past. what a sight when he troubled the Aussies , esp. Ponting.

[punjabi_khota]

He is a NPA In banking lingo, that is a Non Performing Asset. In jaahil lingo, that is Na Phunsak Aadmi.

[Trichromatic]

The problem with armchair indian cricket fans is that they expect everyone to be a star from day one, and have no sense of player development. It took time for the likes of Steyn and others to hit their peak, there were times where they looked very ordinary as well.

Are you kidding? Ishant Sharma has been around for how long exactly? That's right.......FIVE YEARS. Averages 37. Failed in England. Failed in India. Failed in Australia. Failed in South Africa. Move on.

Butttt he was carrying ankle injury and was unlucky' date=' look at his capabilities from some select spells :--D[/quote'] Somewhere I mentioned that Ishant has already played almost same or more number of matches as Shoaib, Saqlain, McGill, Prasanna, Mankad played in their entire career. Fast generally play 60-80 matches in their career if they are successful. But for Ishant 45-46 matches is just the start. Lol, Steyn didn't take so many matches to improve and he wasn't playing international cricket when it became clear that he isn't that good for international level. He worked on his bowling and then returned back.

[msb1991]

Lol' date=' Steyn didn't take so many matches to improve and he wasn't playing international cricket when it became clear that he isn't that good for international level. He worked on his bowling and then returned back.[/quote'] Exactly. Perfectly put.

[rkt.india]

That's because he's gotten so many games for doing nothing. 133 wickets at 37.87. That's the harsh truth.

How many fast bowlers have taken 133 wickets for India in tests? Most of them cannot even survive injuries in first place to play that long.

[Ultimate_Game]

I have high hopes from Ishant. You can mark my words that he will spearhead our attack in 2015 WC in Aus.

[gaurav92]

He is a NPA In banking lingo, that is a Non Performing Asset. In jaahil lingo, that is Na Phunsak Aadmi.

:hysterical::hysterical:

[mastana]

I still rate Ishant. He is still young. He will come good' date=' he will get better and better[/quote'] bhai tu toh kisi ko rate kar hi mat kuch time tak. Aajkal tere din bure chal rahe hai. Badrinath, rohit sharma sab ko rate kiya tha aur aaj kya haal hai dono ka. :facepalm: Just hate Ishant like u hate irfan pathan. :yay:

[Crookbond]

KT no, please don't "rate" Ishant. Please "hate" Ishant.

[putrevus]

What is worrying about Ishant is all three tours SA, England and Australia were played on pitches with lot of help to fast bowling as Ganguly put it they were greentops and yet our ASSet failed spectacularly. If this is the asset we are banking on then we might as well stop playing fast bowlers and go with all out spin attack.

[Lord]

unlucky asset:hehe:

[Clarke]

How many fast bowlers have taken 133 wickets for India in tests? Most of them cannot even survive injuries in first place to play that long.

You must rate Danish Kaneria highly. Is Harbhajan one of your favs too ?

[rkt.india]

You must rate Danish Kaneria highly. Is Harbhajan one of your favs too ?

Harbhajan is an Indian great. He may not be in great form off late, but you gotta give him that respect. He has taken 400 wickets in tests. After all, how many Indians have done that.

[PaceAttack]

^ u mean 400 wickets?

[saneindian]

Just for comparison Zaheer Khan after 45 tests had 131 wickets@36. Will be interesting to see if Ishant, like Zaheer, can turn it around and become a successful test bowler in the future.

[maniac]

Harbhajan is an Indian great. He may not be in great form off late' date=' but you gotta give him that respect. He has taken 400 wickets in tests. After all, how many Indians have done that.[/quote'] Yes,No matter how much he has sucked in recent years,we can't deny he will make it easily in the top 10 list of Indian bowling greats.Above Zak for sure

[Clarke]

Harbhajan is an Indian great. He may not be in great form off late' date=' but you gotta give him that respect. He has taken 400 wickets in tests. After all, how many Indians have done that.[/quote'] But that's not the criteria for squad selection, is it ? Recent record/performances have a much bigger role, else we'd never move beyond our star performers.

[rkt.india]

But that's not the criteria for squad selection' date=' is it ? Recent record/performances have a much bigger role, else we'd never move beyond our star performers.[/quote'] That is when you have better or more talented players waiting in the wings and there is no better replacement for Ishant right now, so you are always tend to give him more chance.

[Ultimate_Game]

That is when you have better or more talented players waiting in the wings and there is no better replacement for Ishant right now' date=' so you are always tend to give him more chance.[/quote'] Absolutely. Unless we find someone who's actually better than Ishant, he will continue to get chances and that's how it should be.