“Sher budha zarur hho gaya lekin shikaar karna nahi bhoola (Tiger may be getting old, but still knows how to hunt)” is a well-known dialogue from the favored Bollywood movie ‘Bharat’ and it would maintain true for a few of the senior professionals of Indian cricket, who’ve proven that they’ve nonetheless acquired it. Whether it is Mohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan or now Ishant Sharma, all of them are reminding everybody what they will nonetheless do regardless of being within the twilight of their careers.
Ishant, the tall Indian pacer, might have performed his final for India, however made Andre Russell sniff the pitch with a toe-crushing yorker. Yes, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) might have already got 264 runs on the board and Russell may need already scored a match-breaking knock of 41 off simply 18 balls, however to come back and produce such a supply when given the accountability to shut out the innings the place the batters had been ruling the roost, it was in all probability the supply of IPL 2024.
Aimed on the stumps on the center and leg, Ishant with a 144 km/hr supply shocked Russell with the inward motion and a second later, he was on the ground, falling flat earlier than he picked himself up and applauded the bowler to let him know that he acquired him this time. However, this isn’t the primary time when Russell has discovered himself on the receiving finish of cracking yorkers because it has occurred prior to now as nicely with Mustafizur Rahman and Kagiso Rabada.
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Ishant did not even rejoice, given the state of affairs of the Delhi Capitals within the match nevertheless it was supply value its wait in gold. Ishant took one other wicket in the identical over and gave away simply eight runs to not let the Knight Riders smash the very best rating of IPL, which Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired to final Wednesday towards the Mumbai Indians.
272 was at all times going to be a difficult rating to chase down and dropping 4 wickets within the powerplay wasn’t the best technique to begin for the Delhi Capitals. Skipper Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs did attempt their finest with fifties however ultimately, the Capitals folded for 166 and suffered their third lack of the event.
