By: Tarish Bhatt
Ishant Sharma has produced a couple of memorable performances for the Indian Cricket Team. One of them is India’s thrilling win over England at the Lord’s in 2014. Ishant revealed how his chemistry that day with then captain MS Dhoni helped the Indian team in winning the game out of nowhere.
“We weren’t getting wickets and the ball was 80-overs old and we weren’t getting any wicket, then Mahi bhai asked me to bowl short in the final over before lunch. I asked Mahi bhai what good it will be to bowl bouncers to English batsmen that too in English condition. But he persisted me to at least give it a try.”
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“I followed his instructions and we got the wicket of Moeen Ali on the final ball before lunch. Matthew Prior next came to bat, he again asked me to ball bouncers with the same old ball and he opened the field for me to bowl freely.”
“It seemed as if we were playing in Asia and not in England,” he concluded. “That is how I got the wickets in that Test and learnt a lesson that changing plans as per situation is very important in cricket.”
