Ishant -- Temporary form or something to be excited about??

[rajeshgupta1234]

his performance is good right now but when he would be bowled against Chirs Gayle then his position always bad for watch CPL20 live Kyazoonga provide online cricket ticket

[CG]

it kept happening until last year when he was dropped :cantstop: finally i see improvement and then i read its deliberate so it gives me some hope as now even on bad days he is not going for those 5 rpo shot and wide spells

I still am waiting to see how consistent he is .

[Ram]

Even during the worst of times, Ishant has always had this ability to come up with this one incisive spell/series. Remember that spell in Perth on day 5 to Ponting? Or that the spell that turned around the test match against Australia in Mohali 2010? The problem with him has always been what he does (or does not) between those spells of vigor and intent. He has had enough success in international cricket till now to really prove that he belongs here. Hopefully his confidence only grows from this point onwards and he can be more consistent.

[gakgupta]

Ishant could have been much better than where he is now, but he destroyed himself with too many changes in his bowling approach. As some one pointed out above. After 34 tests, he had 111 wickets at an average of 31 and instead of getting better after that, he went down because of his own fault. He could only take 63 wickets in 27 tests after that and out of those 63 wickets, 25 are picked in last 4 tests, so basically 38 wickets in 23 tests. It shows how miserable he was in that period. and it is not also not like has only done well in one series. He was big factor in India winning a lot of matches even at home in 2008-2010 period when Kumble had retired and Bhajji was averaging 40 even at home. He had bowled multiple match winning spells against SA, NZ, and Aus in that period of time at home. His MOS in WI in 2011 is still one of the best performance by any Indian fast bowlers I have ever seen in a series in last 15 years.

Amen .... Even now, i can never be sure of him and doesn't know if he can justify his role as spearhead because 1) He seems to be a one who hardly uses his brain. A natural talent with less brains 2) He seems ot be the one who try to blame on his luck or pitch for his failures 3) Now things are falling into place after so many years but you never know ... somebody might poke into his cricket with wrong inputs and might destroy his rythm and it will take years for his to realize his problem because of above mentioned reasons. You never get this feeling with Zaheer as he is absolutely sure about his abilities and his limitation

[singhprakash72]

Ishant- Story of my Life.. flatter to deceive or Born again fast bowler??

[ThePhenomenal1]

Ishant strengths - bounce, height, can get good pace, short ball annihilation, seam movement. When he gets in rhythm he does well. Workhorse and is fit. Weaknessess - Doesnt mix it up. Adamant on one type of delivery. No brains. Gets carried away. Lack of consistency. He has all the tools but depends on his work ethic, attitude and finally using his brains to compliment his new wrist position that seems to be working now

[Muloghonto]

Ishant is not a limited bowler by any stretch of imagination.He has everything a fast bowler needs. Have u forgotten the 2008 series against aus in india .Please watch it and you will find when he gets his inswinger right .He is one of the hardest bowler to face.The Mos against aus was one of the best fast bowling performance on sc tracks.He was persisted due to his talent .

Ishant, like Srinath and Garner before him, is an intrinsically 'bowl well within himself' type of a bowler. Garner was extremely lucky that he had a couple of utterly domineering captains like Viv and Lloyd to prod him into getting more aggressive and in the WI lineup those days there was a constant pressure to perform- anything short of a 3 wicket haul in an innings and your place is questioned. Srinath and Ishant have not had that- they are bowlers who are capable of more from the tools they possess but their mental game is deficient. Some players are that way and those things cannot be changed easily either. My point is simple: Indians have not had a worldbeater fast bowler since the youth of Kapil Dev nearly 30 years ago. So we yearn for the worldbeater pacer that virtually every test playing nation barring India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and England have produced in this span. I get that. Ishant has the tools to be one of them but doesnt get it together enough to be that guy. I also get that. But we need to ditch this all-or-nothing approach, particularly towards fast bowlers. Every new commer who does well is compared to guys of the past who had 10+ year careers at the top. And when those expectations dont pan out, its time to trash him! And when they do well again, its back to the old 'is he good enough to be a worldbeater?' routine. Fast bowlers are not produced that way and there is a middle ground- for players precisely like Ishant, who have delivered very sporadically. I've been saying for a while now- since South Africa series actually- that Ishant is not going to be a spearhead material but he is an excellent 3rd pacer option in seaming conditions/2nd pacer in spinning conditions type of guy. Because he does well when the pressure is not on him, he can bowl forever (stock bowler) and most importantly, he remains practically the only injury-free Indian pacer since Kapil Dev. Ishant has yeoman appeal/service to offer to Indian cricket. He will not be an Ambrose but he can be the third pacer to round off our attack and serve as the stock bowler option in conditions that are better suited for others. And that should be good enough to merit his spot in the team. Fast bowlers dont grow on trees and if you see anything about utilization of fast bowlers- from the likes of South Africa, Australia and West Indies over the years- traditional fast bowling powerhouses- they share the distinct 'we'll take what we can get' approach to fast bowlers. Even if they get 2-3 years out of a said speedster before he is too old, they still play him and get what they can get. For a fast bowler to have a career that will be noteworthy in terms of sheer numbers, a lot of factors have to come together that are beyond management's control. That does not mean that we discard anyone who doesnt fit the bill of the 'next guy to play 100 tests and take 450 wickets'. As far as serving a role goes, I think Ishant is the most secured spot in the Indian bowling lineup and it should remain for a while now. I know its anomalous for the most secure spot to be awarded to a non-spearhead but it makes sense in the current setting.

[ZeroBlack]

Guess now he is guaranteed a spot even when he is 6 foot under, will be bowling from his grave.