The 2000th Test - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379’s suggestions helped him make a stunning comeback at Lord’s – Cricket News Update
The lanky Indian pacer, Ishant Sharma, has credited the injured Indian spearhead, Zaheer Khan, for his improved bowling during the second innings of the ongoing Lord’s Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
While talking to the media reporters after a successful Day at Lord’s, Sharma conceded that he initially struggled with the sloppy Lord’s deck but Zaheer Khan’s suggestion of changing the bowling end helped him in the end.
"I am playing my first match at Lord's so I was not used to the slope and how to use it," the gangling pacer told media reporters.
"My natural ball is in the inswinger but the odd ball was holding its line and I did not know much how it was happening. Before the second innings I spoke to Zak, who helped me with some ideas, including bowling from the Nursery End,” he added further.
After the on-tour India batting line up was bundled out by the English attack for just 286 in their first innings, Sharma rekindled the tourists’ hopes of making a comeback in the match with a dramatic spell in the first half, which saw him picking up three
wickets for one in just 16 balls.
The stunning spell included a double-wicket maiden as well, in which Sharma removed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597. KP, who scored a double century in the first innings, was caught behind for one while Bell went out for a sweet duck. He was also caught by
Dhoni behind the stumps.
It was Sharma’s sensational bowling, that after piling up an intimidating 474 in the first innings, the hosts were struggling at 62 for 5 in their second innings.
After a wicketless first innings, Sharma returned with an innings figures of 4 for 59 in 22 overs on day four of the historic Test. Sharma said that though he was happy with his performance in the second innings, he would have been happier had he maintained
same line and length during the first innings.
"I would have been more happy if I bowled similar lines and with the same energy in the first innings as then we could have been in a different position in the match," said Sharma.
While chasing a target of 378 to win, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 on the crease.
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