The third day of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand may have been New Zealand’s name, but Team India fast bowler Ishant Sharma did not leave any stone unturned to make it special. He bowled extremely disciplinedly against the Kiwis on Sunday, throwing 12 overs and giving up just 19 runs and no wickets. He had this success in the form of Devon Conway playing ticking receiving Mohammed Shami’s catch. With this wicket, Ishant has taken 200 Test wickets in a foreign land. To this end, they have equated Indian celebrities.
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Apart from Ishant, the Indian players who have taken 200 or more Test wickets in the overseas arena have names such as Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble and Zaheer Khan Kumble, the highest wicket taker in Test cricket for India, has taken 269 wickets. Kapil Dev holds the record of taking 215 wickets in a foreign land. In this case, the number of Zaheer Khan is third with 207 wickets.
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Ishant made India’s comeback by taking Conway’s wicket
In the new spell of the third session of the third day, Ishant consoled Kiwi team opener Devon Conway by showing him his way to the pavilion. During the dismissal of Conway, he scored 54 off 153 balls with six boundaries. His catch was caught by Mohammed Shami. The day’s game was announced after this over. At the time, captain Kiwi Williamson was playing at 12, while veteran Ross Taylor had yet to open an account.
