Twitter Reactions: Ishant Sharma completes 250 wickets in Test cricket

When Ishant Sharma troubled the then Australia captain Ricky Ponting in 2008 during his first trip to the country, he was tipped to become one of the best bowlers for India. But somehow the lanky fast bowler lost his sheen and was even dropped from the team. But Ishant has turned around his career superbly in the last few years and has grown as the leader of the attack, especially overseas.

In the ongoing Test series between India and England, he has bowled beautifully with the new ball and has made sure that his team has the early advantage. In the meantime, Ishant also completed 250 Test wickets by scalping the priced wicket of opposition skipper Joe Root. He brought the ball prodigiously in to catch the batsman off-guard and trapped him in front of the stumps.

It took 86 Test matches for him to reach the milestone which is the second slowest in the format. Many criticise him for not getting many wickets after playing a considerable amount of matches. But the way he has been bowling in the last couple of years has seen the second coming of the fast bowler.

Ishant leading in England

India, after a grand home season, were set to be on the road for the major part of 2018. They went to South Africa and lost the series by 2-1. However, Ishant bowled exceptionally well and kept the batsmen on the tenterhooks all the time in helpful conditions. Fast forward to the Test series against England, the team had lost their most reliable bowlers in Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.

It was important for Ishant Sharma to stand up and take up the challenge. The experienced bowler stood tall and responded with a five-wicket haul at Edgbaston straight away. Now with Bumrah being fit, the duo is threatening to run through England’s line-up in a hurry. As far as Ishant’s performance in the series is concerned, he is the second highest wicket-taker with 12 scalps to his name and is looking good to pick even more.

Twitterati hailed him for reaching the feat and hoped that he continues to bowl well for the rest of the series.

Here’s how they reacted:

Congrats "Ishant Sharma" for completing the 250 test wickets though he is the second slowest ever to 250 wickets in terms of Tests played – 86. 👏👏👏

— Totlani Krishan (@kktotlani) August 30, 2018

Congratulations Ishant Sharma @ImIshant on completing 250 Test wickets, out of which 50 wickets vs England. We at DDCA @delhi_cricket are proud of your achievement.

— Rajat Sharma (@RajatSharmaLive) August 30, 2018

@ImIshant ishant Sharma is the second slowest ever to 250 wickets in terms of Tests played – 86. Only Jacques Kallis (121) have taken more Tests to the milestone. Among specialist bowlers, Daniel Vettori (81) is the next slowest.

— manish madhwan (@maddyrko07) August 30, 2018

I am alright with Ishant Sharma being second slowest to 250 wickets but the fact that he has played over 85 Test matches as a fast bowlers specially when most of those pitches didn't even favor pacers, he has my respect. From a laughing stock to India's main fast bowler.

— R! (@WeirdlyProbable) August 30, 2018

Ishant Sharma is 7th Indian bowler & 3rd pacer to get to 250 test wkts

His average of 35 is highest among all the Indians who have more than 200 wkts

He might not be the best but he has been a real workhorse for India. Has improved a lot. Great asset to have imo 🙌🏻#ENGvIND

— Saurabh Shinde (@imsgshinde) August 30, 2018

250 test wickets at a bowling average of 35. Only Ishant Sharma could have pulled off such a stunt! Well done!

— Humayoun Ahmed Khan (@HumayounAK) August 30, 2018

250 Test wickets for Ishant Sharma. No less achievement for a fast bowler playing for India. #ENGvIND

— KASHISH (@crickashish217) August 30, 2018

Most test wkts by Indian Seamers :
( min.250)

434 – Kapil Dev
311 – Zaheer Khan
250* – ISHANT SHARMA * #ENGvIND

— Cricket Engineer (@CricketEngineer) August 30, 2018

Wicket number 250 for Ishant Sharma.
He is the 7th Indian bowler (3rd fast bowler) to get 250 wkts.
Indian 250 club – Kumble, Kapil, Harbhajan, Ashwin, Zaheer, Bedi, Ishant.
Congrats @ImIshant 👏👏.#IndvEng #ENGvIND #INDvsENG #IshantSharma

— Sivabalan (@ImSbalan) August 30, 2018

Gotta say I'm loving seeing this Ishant Sharma.. He is not looking like he was a hit the deck bowler any tym.. concentrating on pure swing nd bowling fuller #ENGvIND

— deepanshu bhagat (@deepanshu270) August 30, 2018

Ishant Sharma becomes the third Indian fast bowler to take 250 wickets in Test cricket…

— Arnab Goswami (@ArnabNonsense) August 30, 2018

Ishant Sharma hai ya Wasim Akram?

What a display of classic swing bowling#ENGvIND

— North Stand-Wankhede (@NorthStandGang) August 30, 2018

Congratulations Ishant Sharma !

— Barkha Trehan (@trehan_barkha) August 30, 2018

Ishant Sharma the third Indian 'fast' bowler to get 250 wickets, which says everything you need to know about Indian pacers

— Nadir Hassan (@Nadir_Hassan) August 30, 2018

Ishant Sharma becomes the third Indian fast bowler to take 250 Test wickets.!!#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/B9KVcIMtgY

— Qaisar Abbas (@Qaisar_Abbas19) August 30, 2018

Bumrah is a legend he overstepped so that Ishant Sharma can get Root as his 250th test wicket. Respect 🙏 #ENGvIND

— Gajender Singh (@gajender00) August 30, 2018

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