India’s veteran quick bowler Ishant Sharma was on Wednesday accorded a guard of honour by his teammates after being felicitated by President Ram Nath Kovind and House Minister Amit Shah forward of his landmark one centesimal Take a look at match.
The 32-year-old Ishant is just the second Indian quick bowler after former captain Kapil Dev to play 100 Take a look at matches.
Earlier than the beginning of the day-night third Take a look at towards England, the pacer obtained a memento from President Kovind whereas Shah handed him a commemorative one centesimal Take a look at cap on the Narendra Modi Stadium right here.
As he made his approach into the bottom after England opted to bat, captain Virat Kohli’s males lined as much as honour his longevity and repair to Indian cricket.
“@ImIshant was felicitated by the Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind & Honourable House Minister of India Shri Amit Shah earlier than the beginning of play right here in Ahmedabad,” the BCCI tweeted.
.@ImIshant was felicitated by the Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind & Honourable House Minister of India Shri Amit Shah earlier than the beginning of play right here in Ahmedabad.@rashtrapatibhvn @AmitShah pic.twitter.com/7elMWDa9ye
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2021
Moreover the President and residential minister, additionally current through the inauguration of the world’s largest cricket stadium have been sports activities minister Kiren Rijiju and BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
In his landmark recreation, Ishant supplied the house workforce an ideal begin as he eliminated Dominic Sibley within the third over.
Although he has had many memorable moments in his profession thus far that has almost spanned a decade and a half, Ishant struggled to call one whereas chatting with reporters forward of the sport.
“In case your profession is 14 years lengthy and you’re nonetheless taking part in, you can’t identify only one spotlight. It’s troublesome to pinpoint only one spotlight, each sportsperson has the graph going up and down,” Ishant stated.
What a approach to begin your 1⃣0⃣0⃣th Take a look at! 👏👏@ImIshant strikes early for #TeamIndia as England lose Dominic Sibley. 👍👍
A pointy catch from @ImRo45! 👌👌@Paytm #INDvENG #PinkBallTest
Observe the match 👉 https://t.co/9HjQB6TZyX pic.twitter.com/XiG0cjQBOC
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2021
Through the first Take a look at towards England earlier this month in Chennai, Ishant grew to become the sixth Indian and third pacer from the nation to take 300 wickets in Take a look at cricket, becoming a member of legendary former captains Kapil and Anil Kumble.
Ishant, who has 11 five-wicket hauls and picked up 10 wickets in a match as soon as, made his Take a look at debut again in 2007 towards Bangladesh.
Previous to the beginning of the match, Ishant was hailed by the likes of Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Ashish Nehra.