Indian cricket has seen many great bowlers so far. Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have been two such bowlers in Tests who have made many records to their names. Both have given victory to Team India on many occasions. Zaheer has retired from international cricket. At the same time, Ishant is still active. Coincidences have been seen many times in cricket. Zaheer-Ishant is also not spared from this. A unique combination of these two has come to the fore, seeing which the fans were surprised.
Actually, on the fourth day of the second Test between India and West Indies, both were doing commentary together. When the broadcaster showed the figures for both in the test, people were quite surprised. The wickets in both Tests are the same. Not only that, five-wicket hauls, ten-wicket hauls in innings, wickets in India, and wickets abroad are also similar. One fan wrote, "Unbelievable coincidence." While another fan wrote, "So if we can give respect to Zaheer then Ishant should be given the same respect."
Zaheer and Ishant's figures
Zaheer and Ishant have 311 wickets in Tests. Both have taken 10 wickets in a match once. At the same time, there is a record of five-five or more wickets in 11-11 innings. Talking about the wickets of both the players in India, Zaheer and Ishant have taken 104-104 wickets. Talking about wickets outside India, both have got 207-207 successes.
The career of Zaheer and Ishant
Talking about the overall Test record of both the veteran fast bowlers, Zaheer has taken 311 wickets in 92 matches. His best performance in the innings is seven wickets for 87 runs. At the same time, his best performance in the match is 10 wickets for 149 runs. Zaheer has 282 wickets in 200 ODIs and 17 wickets in 17 T20s.
Talking about Ishant, he has played 105. During this, he has taken 311 wickets. His best performance in the innings is seven wickets for 74 runs. At the same time, his best performance in the match is 10 wickets for 108 runs. Ishant has taken 115 wickets in 80 ODIs. At the same time, he has got eight successes in 14 T20s.
(pc amarujala)