What is Ishant Sharma's role in the team?

[Texan]

Pat Cummins playing his first Test in India and only his second FC game in a long long time picks up 4 wickets right away. I tried to look up when was the last time Ishant got 4 wickets in an innings in India. It was way back in 2008!

[cric_fan]

Too pull clown faces?

[Vk1]

If ishanth is indeed that good in guiding fellow fast bowlers then he should perhaps be the 12th man who comes in as substitute and stands at midoff midon when fast men bowl. He doesn't have the excuse a Mohammed Amir can give like catches getting dropped or like wahab who bowls 150s at times. 

[Texan]

Last time Ishant Sharma got 3 or more wickets in an innings in India: Mar 2013 (4 years ago) - 3/72 vs Aus

Last time Ishant Sharma got 4 or more wickets in a match in India: Nov 2010 (6 1/2 years ago) - 7 wickets vs NZ

Last time Ishant Sharma got 5 or more wickets in an innings in India: Dec 2007 (9 1/2 years ago) - first time he bowled in India - 5/118 vs Pak

 

Since 2015, Sharma has bowled in 14 innings in India and taken 9 wickets. At this rate, India will need 15 bowlers in the playing 11 to get 20 wickets.

[goose]

If I was the opposition i would just play sensibly even block when Ishant is bowling. Get that economy rate down and assure his place in the Indian side. Have you noticed all the Aussie commies complimenting his efforts?

[renjith]

Sick of this guy.

[vivek04]

77 tests are too much for a bowler like ishant, who is not a wicket taker or match winner. He don't know what is he doing with his bowling containing or wicket taking. If he was attacked by any batsmen he dont have any proper skills to overcome them. Unlucky is not the word for him may be way overrated. 

[Vk1]

bhuvi on Indian pitches could be an equally bad choice unless he gets back the banana swing he displayed in his debut odi match vs Pak. Going by the pacers list Aaron or some other raw pacers should join umesh until shami is fit.

[SecondSlip]

21 hours ago, The Realist said:

Its what he does on his knees under the table that plays a pivotal role in his continuous selection. 

 

[King Tendulkar]

Aaron please 

[Lannister]

Its rather funny how we keep on persisting with this guy. Any other bowler with his experience, would've become a strike bowler by now and here we are making a case for him to be a support bowler and then we wonder why we are not winning Test in Aus and SA. 

[Jimmy Cliff]

Utterly painful to watch. How long do we have to suffer this fraud?

[sensible-indian]

His wicket taking ability in India is atrocious.

[speedheat]

It's high time now!! We should replace him with Aaron

[speedheat]

Combo of shami umesh Aaron will be deadly

 

Also will be a proof that we are secular country with a Hindu Muslim and Christian spearheading our attack

[BCCI]

Ishant has picked up a wicket 

[Jimmy Cliff]

Always backed this guy. Keeps providing consistent breakthroughs.

[Laaloo]

8 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Utterly painful to watch. How long do we have to suffer this fraud?

 

7 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Always backed this guy. Keeps providing consistent breakthroughs.

[sarcastic]

Just now, laaloo said:

 

Ishant did do well to remove Renshaw!!! Why blame him when your main bowlers (read Ashwin) do not produce enough wickets!!!

[Laaloo]

2 minutes ago, sarcastic said:

Ishant did do well to remove Renshaw!!! Why blame him when your main bowlers (read Ashwin) do not produce enough wickets!!!

Every bowler has an off day. And Ishant took one measly wicket after doing nothing in the first innings. Have you seen his record in India in recent years? It's dreadful.