On Wednesday, the veteran Indian fast bowler, Ishant Sharma bowled with on Wednesday bowled full tilt at the National Cricket Academy. Now he will be aiming to get fit for India’s four-match Test series in Australia, starting December 17. Ishant was ruled out of the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 after playing just one match for Delhi Capitals (DC) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) before a “left internal oblique muscle tear” ended his campaign prematurely.
The injury in common language is side strain and Ishant has been going through his extensive rehabilitation work at the NCA doing under the watchful eyes of Director Rahul Dravid and head physio Ashish Kaushik On Wednesday, ESPNCricinfo on their Twitter handle, posted a minute-long clip of the 32-year-old, who was seen bowling from his full run-up.
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Dravid and chief selector Sunil Joshi watched Ishant bowl. He was mainly bowling single stump with NCA coaching staff like Paras Mhambrey and Mansur Khan also in attendance.
Ishant Sharma bowls at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as he looks to prove his fitness for India's Test series against Australia. pic.twitter.com/jfwGCY3ag2
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 18, 2020
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly in a recent interview to PTI had said that they are expecting Ishant to get fit before the first Test in Adelaide.
Talking about the same, Ganguly said, “Yes, we are expecting Ishant to be back for the Test matches. He has already started bowling from shorter run-ups and short spells. He has bowled at NCA. But as there is a BCCI protocol for fast bowlers, Ishant will be playing the two first-class games in Australia.”
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If Ishant manages to play three matches in Australia, he will join Kapil Dev as the second Indian fast bowler to play 100 Tests. He is also three scalps shy of surpassing the 300-wicket mark, which will also be a landmark achievement even though slowest among all speedsters who have reached that particular milestone.
