Respect for an honest confession: I have accepted that I wasn't good in shorter formats - Ishant Sharma

[Ankit_sharma03]

"You have to be honest to yourself and that makes it easier for you to accept things. I have to accept that I didn't do well in shorter formats. But I am doing well in Tests and so I know what my strengths are. It's important to know what your strengths are" 

Full article- http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-i-have-accepted-that-i-wasn-t-good-in-shorter-formats-ishant-sharma-2233646

Video- http://www.bcci.tv/videos/id/2252/indias-tour-of-west-indies-2016-ishant-sharma-interview

[velu]

ishu should show little extra honesty and agree that he is a shitty test bowler too ..

 

anyway two back to back threads to spoil maniacs day 

[Ankit_sharma03]

No he isnt  bad test bowler

When he started he had a gr8 1st yr, then god knows y he fiddled with his action and went downslide. In such a young age he has played 67 test which means he has played a lot. That would have been given him far lesser time off the game to work on. Past 2-3 yrs he has been out of short formats n he has improved. Yes he is no legend but not a shitty bowler.

 

He still has a lot of time in his hand to change things n sure he wud. Even zaheer khan was pretty shittty till 2007. Kumble acquired the status of legend from 2003 aus tour when he actually started to do well overseas. Bowlers take their own time. 

Ishant has won us gud number of games n series. 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Please retire?

[sandeep]

what are his numbers like in the last 15 to 18 months?  

[The Realist]

[MechEng]

[rkt.india]

36 minutes ago, MultiB48 said:

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Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
unfiltered	2007-2016	80	78	622.1	29	3563	115	4/34	30.98	5.72	32.4	6	0	Profile
filtered	2013-2016	32	31	253.2	16	1467	50	4/34	29.34	5.79	30.4	3	0

something wrong there.

[rkt.india]

2 hours ago, MultiB48 said:

alignment problem...... avg-29, wkts =50, matches=32

no. they are not test stats but ODI stats.

[Ankit_sharma03]

His test match stats   year 2007		Match 2	Inns 4	Overs 52.1	Mdns 15	Runs 189	WKts 6	BBI 5/118	BBM 5/140	AVG 31.50	ECO 3.62	S/r 52.1	5 1	10 0
year 2008		13	22	392.3	67	1201	38	4/77	7/117	31.60	3.05	61.9	0	0
year 200		4	6	127.2	21	469	10	4/73	4/135	46.90	3.68	76.4	0	0
year 2010		11	20	323.4	56	1240	33	4/43	7/58	37.57	3.83	58.8	0	0
year 2011		12	22	487.5	100	1578	43	6/55	10/108	36.69	3.23	68.0	2	1
year 2012		5	7	161.0	28	529	7	3/49	3/91	75.57	3.28	138.0	0	0
year 2013		6	12	187.0	40	578	12	4/79	5/170	48.16	3.09	93.5	0	0
year 2014		8	14	346.0	60	1192	38	7/74	9/162	31.36	3.44	54.6	3	0
year 2015		7	12	159.0	42	441	14	5/54	8/86	31.50	2.77	68.1	1	0

[sandeep]

6 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

His test match stats   year 2007		Match 2	Inns 4	Overs 52.1	Mdns 15	Runs 189	WKts 6	BBI 5/118	BBM 5/140	AVG 31.50	ECO 3.62	S/r 52.1	5 1	10 0
year 2008		13	22	392.3	67	1201	38	4/77	7/117	31.60	3.05	61.9	0	0
year 200		4	6	127.2	21	469	10	4/73	4/135	46.90	3.68	76.4	0	0
year 2010		11	20	323.4	56	1240	33	4/43	7/58	37.57	3.83	58.8	0	0
year 2011		12	22	487.5	100	1578	43	6/55	10/108	36.69	3.23	68.0	2	1
year 2012		5	7	161.0	28	529	7	3/49	3/91	75.57	3.28	138.0	0	0
year 2013		6	12	187.0	40	578	12	4/79	5/170	48.16	3.09	93.5	0	0
year 2014		8	14	346.0	60	1192	38	7/74	9/162	31.36	3.44	54.6	3	0
year 2015		7	12	159.0	42	441	14	5/54	8/86	31.50	2.77	68.1	1	0

So 31 odd average in the last 15 tests over 2 years in tests - thats not bad.  

Ishant's problem is that he's a very good 3rd seamer who has to play the role of a top 2 seamer.  

[express bowling]

Starting with the NZ series in early 2014, Ishant has bowled very consistently  in test matches. He has combined good line and length with good pace  and bounce and has done his job effectively.