India pacer I. Sharma has turned 36 years old. Born on September 2, 1988, the right-arm pacer made his Test debut against Bangladesh in 2007. In the same year, he made his ODI debut against South Africa. Let’s have a look at his top-five bowling spells across all formats for India.
Five best bowling spells of I.Sharma
- 36/2 against England in Champions Trophy 2013 Final
Defending a small total of 129, India needed to do well with the ball. While the spinners did well, I. Sharma was struggling with the bowl initially. In the end, England needed 20 runs of 16 balls to win the game. However, Sharma’s two back-to-back wickets (E. Morgan and R. Bopara) helped the team make a comeback and win the match by five runs.
- 38/4 against Australia in 2008
In the India vs Australia game in 2008 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the home team won the toss and batted first. I. Sharma took the wickets of M. Hayden, R. Ponting, A. Symonds, and S. Clark to help his team reduce Australia to 159 all-out. In reply, the Men In Blue chased down the target of 160 with five wickets in hand.
- 41/4 against Sri Lanka in 2008
For context, it was a must-win game for India in the Australia-Sri Lanka-India tri-series. The Men In Blue needed to win to play Australia in the final. Meanwhile, I. Sharma took the wickets of D. Perera, T. Dilshan, C. Vaas, and L. Malinga. Sharma helped India to reduce Sri Lanka for only 179. The Men In Blue won the game by seven wickets.
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74/7 against England in 2014
India were looking for their first Test win at Lord’s after 1986. Batting first, the Asian side scored 295 runs and in reply, the home team were bowled out for 319 runs. Trailing by 24 runs, India scored 342 runs in the second innings and asked the home team to chase 319 runs. However, I. Sharma stopped them with his seven-wicket haul. The team won the game by 95 runs.
- 54/5 against Sri Lanka in 2015
In the last Test of the series against Sri Lanka, India scored 312 runs before getting all-out. With the ball, I. Sharma took five wickets and helped India bowl out the Lankan Lions for 201 runs. After getting a lead of 111 runs, India scored 274 runs and asked the home team, Lanka to chase 386. However, the home team was bowled out for 268, losing the game by 117 runs.
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