http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566 regrets not being part of the World cup winning squad
Indian speedster, Ishant Sharma, claimed that he was delighted at his team’s performance in the ICC World Cup 2011, but would have liked to be a part of the team which created history.
Indians were the co-hosts of the World Cup with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and were triumphant in the Mega Event.
Sharma stated, “As a cricketer, it hurts when you see your team-mates create history and find yourself not there in the mix. But as an Indian, I am proud of what they achieved. It was emotional for me as well. After 28 years, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 won the World Cup. I think that was huge.”
The tall pacer has been selected for the team’s tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 and is looking forward to doing well. He said, “It is nice to be back in the one-day side. The West Indies tour will be a good platform for me to do well and cement my place in the team. You are playing for your country which is a matter of pride and great responsibility.”
The Indian team has decided to rest their leading pacer, Zaheer Khan, for the One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Sharma admits that his absence will add pressure. The left-arm speedster did a terrific job for his team in the Mega Event, ending up being the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.
Veteran batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, and India’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, will also not be a part of the team in the limited-over format.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 will take on the responsibility to lead his men on Caribbean soil. However, the regular captain will return to the side for the three-match Test series.
Sharma had a lot of respect for Gambhir’s leadership skills. He praised his performances both as a batsman and as a captain of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders (KKR).
KKR was earlier led by Saurav Ganguly, but was unable to reach the play-offs in the first three seasons of the lucrative league. However, this year has been a much more positive one for the Shahrukh Khan owned franchise, as they are currently in a strong position with seven victories in 12 games.
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