India v West Indies 2011: Ishant Sharma credits sticking to strengths for his good performance in 2nd Test
The Lanky Indian fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the second Test, saying that sticking to the strengths was the key factor behind his excellent performance at Kensington.
The Delhi-born pacer emerged as the best bowler for India in the first innings, grabbing six wickets for just 55 runs. Ishant maintained an immaculate line and length throughout the innings and did not let the Caribbean Kings to settle-down at the crease
on the rain-affected third day of the second Test.
Starting the day at a score of 98/5, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s first innings score of 201 when Ishant joined that
party and dashed all of their dreams, restricting the Caribbean side to 190.
During 33rd Test of his career, the 22-year-old bowler also crossed the 100-wicket mark in the longer version of the game, becoming the fifth youngest bowler in the history of cricket to complete century of scalps.
Enormously delighted over regaining his pace and rhythm after recovering from injury, Ishant said, "I lost my pace and I lost my rhythm but now I've learnt to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to whatever your strength is. In Test matches, you have to be patient, that's why it's called
Test cricket.”
Ishant further described that he underwent a lot of lean patches during his career but he never let any odd to affect his game.
"When I started playing cricket. I obviously never expected to be the fifth youngest to take 100 wickets in Tests. Especially because in the last five years I've seen so many ups and downs. I've struggled with my bowling," added the right-arm pacer who made
his debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in 2007.
Meanwhile, Ishant vowed to maintain good work in the second innings and steer his side to the victory despite admitting the fact that the inhospitable weather will make it tough for the tourists to produce a result in the match.
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