Ishant Sharma: Not interested in playing county cricket

[FreakazoiD]

New Delhi: Aug 31, 2014 Cheteshwar Pujara will be playing for Derbyshire this season while Varun Aaron is also keen on plying his trade in the county circuit but Ishant Sharma, the senior-most bowler of the Indian Test team is not at all keen on playing in England. When asked whether he would want to play county cricket, “No, I am not interested,†was a curt reply from the lanky pacer, who was not allowed to give an elaborate answer by the organisers of the event, at a promotional function relating to bikes, in New Delhi on Sunday. One of the heroes of India’s Lord’s Test win, Ishant was asked which among Lord’s (2014) and Perth (2008) was a more satisfying effort according to him, there was another terse reply with any elaboration. “There can’t be any comparisons between the two performances.†While the 25-year-old, who has 178 wickets from 58 Test matches was keen on answering a few questions, a member of the organising team was constantly stopping him from answering cricket-related queries. How disappointed was he after being thrashed by England in the Test series, the seamer replied, “No team wants to lose a contest. We played hard enough but they played better cricket than us.†When someone sneaked in a question about how “cool†Dhoni is on the field, Ishant said, “You guys have seen him (Dhoni). He remains pretty relaxed.â€

http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/ishant-sharma-i-am-not-interested-in-playing-county-cricket-181226

[FreakazoiD]

If he isn't playing ODIs and T20s, not sure why he wouldn't want to gain some county experience? Maybe its too late to be involved in this season, but his response seems to suggest he isn't looking to play in the coming seasons either. Maybe after his Lord's performance he thinks he has learnt all there is to fast bowling? At 25, Ishant still has quite a few years of cricket left in him and this would be the optimal point in his career to gain useful experience in foreign conditions.

[Cricket_Hacker]

Sir have a look at your cricinfo profile

[Precambrian]

He just recovered from an injury. What's the point? Jeez some deductions in this forum are like wtf. County cricket is not end of everything.

[Cricket_Hacker]

Pujara not selected for today's match

[FreakazoiD]

Sir have a look at your cricinfo profile

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Pujara not selected for today's match

Pujara was never meant to play today's match :finger: He will play the last 3 games of the season, starting Sep 9 http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12166/9438478/county-championship-derbyshire-sign-cheteshwar-pujara-on-short-term-deal

[Cricket_Hacker]

? Pujara was never meant to play today's match :finger: He will play the last 3 games of the season, starting Sep 9 http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12166/9438478/county-championship-derbyshire-sign-cheteshwar-pujara-on-short-term-deal

ok..thought this was one of those 3

[kosingh]

So he'd rather promote bikes than play county cricket?

[JaiRamesh2]

Ishant Sharma is foregone conclusion, I don't think even 5 seasons of county cricket will help him develop his brain.

[putrevus]

what is this fascination with county cricket, , Indian team members needed to play county cricket before the tour to get exposure not after the tour has finished.

[Cricket_Hacker]

what is this fascination with county cricket' date=' , Indian team members needed to play county cricket before the tour to get exposure not after the tour has finished.[/quote'] India will keep touring every 3 years

[kosingh]

To be fair, the batsmen need county stints more than the bowlers do. Ishant is kind of a hopeless guy, in any case

[G_B_]

I think considering Ishant has had injury problems it might be wise if he rests for the windies series.

[ThePhenomenal1]

he should play next season and skip ipl. he wasnt even wanted by sunrisers, might aswell be a test specialist.

[FreakazoiD]

what is this fascination with county cricket' date=' , Indian team members needed to play county cricket before the tour to get exposure not after the tour has finished.[/quote'] County season does not clash with the Ranji season while most other first-class seasons do. Also it is an excellent platform for international cricketers to hone their skills in foreign conditions. If he chooses to play in SAF or AUS instead, great, but that is going to be more difficult. There is no "fascination" with county cricket, but where else are these guys going to get experience of first-class cricket in foreign conditions? Both Zaheer and Srinath played county cricket and admitted to becoming vastly improved bowlers after the experience. So fast bowlers can definitely benefit from it.

[Precambrian]

So he'd rather promote bikes than play county cricket?

Will you make good the differential ?

[kubrickian]

He is a test veteran of 58 test matches already and not some newbie. Don't think playing county cricket at this stage will make any difference to him.

[velu]

my repsect for ishu increased by a notch :giggle:

[FischerTal]

I don't think anyone wants you there

[Precambrian]

County season does not clash with the Ranji season while most other first-class seasons do. Also it is an excellent platform for international cricketers to hone their skills in foreign conditions. If he chooses to play in SAF or AUS instead, great, but that is going to be more difficult. There is no "fascination" with county cricket, but where else are these guys going to get experience of first-class cricket in foreign conditions? Both Zaheer and Srinath played county cricket and admitted to becoming vastly improved bowlers after the experience. So fast bowlers can definitely benefit from it.

He's just recuperating from an injury. Obviously he is contracted and BCCI wouldn't want him to be again injured. County cricket isn't an easy routine. There are matches every other day and plenty of travel. Not really ideal for someone who's coming off an injury and is looking forward to more competitive cricket shortly. Srinath did county run long back when scenario was completely different. Zak did it when he was not in the international team. There is a HUGE difference.