Ishant Sharma

Who is Ishant Sharma?

Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer who represents India in One Day International, Test and 20-20 formats of the game. He is a 1.93 m tall right arm fast-medium bowler.

At the age of 18, Sharma was called to join the Indian squad for the tour of South Africa in 2006–07. However, after receiving the call and organising travel arrangements, it was decided not to send him on the tour. In reference to his height and lean physique in his under 19 days, the bowler was nicknamed Lambu. In 2011 he became the fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets. While being a "rhythm" bowler, he still is considered one of the fastest Indian bowlers having bowled in excess of 150 km/h on several occasions in international cricket as well as the IPL, his fastest being 152 km/h.