When Ishant Sharma trapped England’s Dan Lawrence leg before the wicket during the first Test in Chennai, he became only the third Indian pacer to reach 300 wickets in Test cricket.
Ishant joined Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Ashwin Ravichandran, Harbhajan Singh, and Zaheer Khan in the exclusive 300+ wickets club of Indian bowlers.
The 32-year-old Sharma has reached the milestone in 98 matches, more than the other Indian bowlers in the club. The number only reflects how impressive his second wind has been.
Ashwin was the fastest to get there, taking only 54 matches, followed by Kumble (66), Harbhajan (72), Kapil (83) and Zaheer (89).
Ishant made his Test debut back in 2007 against Bangladesh.
India’s 300-wicket club in Tests
619 - Anil Kumble
434 - Kapil Dev
417 - Harbhajan Singh
382 - R Ashwin
311 - Zaheer Khan
300 - Ishant Sharma
Here are some reactions to Ishant reaching the landmark:
Sabash Lambu @ImIshant wish you many more wickets #300
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 8, 2021
Ishant Sharma's wickets this Test:
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) February 8, 2021
Jos Buttler - His 250th FC wicket in India
Jofra Archer - His 100th Test wicket in India
Dan Lawrence - His 300th wicket in Test cricket
Ishant Sharma is the slowest to 300 Test wickets (98 Tests). Previous: Daniel Vettori (94 Tests). #INDvENG
Ishant Sharma becomes the third India pacer after Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan to reach the 300-wicket mark in Tests 👏
— ICC (@ICC) February 8, 2021
What an achievement!#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/wEUPiCKHFf
@ImIshant congrats on 300 Test wickets fantastic achievement 👏🏿 #INDvsENG
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) February 8, 2021
300 to Ishant. What a wonderful second wind to his career. Much to admire.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 8, 2021
Congratulations on 300 test wickets to the workhorse of Indian cricket @ImIshant 👏👏 #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/HuBLIOSK84
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 8, 2021
Chepauk Stadium saw
— 󠄪 󠄪 (@ComeToGabbaMate) February 8, 2021
- Virender Sehwag career best 319
- MS Dhoni career best 224
- Karun Nair's career best 303*
- KL Rahul's career best 199
- Shikhar Dhawan T20I Best 92
- Rishabh Pant ODI career best 71
- India's Highest Total 759/7
- Ishant Sharma's 300th Test Wicket
300 wickets for Ishant Sharma
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16) February 8, 2021
Ishant till 2017: 226 wickets at 37, SR: 67.1, Eco: 3.26, 74 tests
Ishant since 2018: 74* wickets at 19, SR: 41, Eco: 2.7, 24
It took a while, but Ishant since 2018 has been a different animal, spearheading the Indian attack. Well deserved 300!
Been a long ride Ishu, but well done on entering the 300 club. Genuinely think he has enough left in him to enter the rarefied atmosphere of 400 test wickets.
— Tareque Laskar (@tarequelaskar) February 8, 2021
300th Test wicket for Ishant Sharma - the workhorse of Indian team, career changed from 2013 and there hasn't been any looking back - one of the finest from India and third Indian pacer to complete 300 wickets in Test cricket. pic.twitter.com/PiBUVIZI8N
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 8, 2021