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    Ishant Sharma to Ricky Ponting (video)

    By Will 6 months ago Leave a comment on this post

    I managed to catch some of the highlights today of India’s rather epic win over Australia, and what an effort from Ishant Sharma. His long spell to Ricky Ponting, which lasted about an hour, was skilful fast bowling and must have been mesmeric to watch live. It reminded me of Andrew Flintoff’s over to Ponting at Edgbaston in 2005, but this was a sustained examination of the batsman’s technique - not just six crackerjack deliveries. Some brief highlights of it, and the rest of the fourth day’s play from Perth, are below:

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    5 Responses to “Ishant Sharma to Ricky Ponting (video)”

  • venkat wrote:
    January 20th, 2008 at 4.39 pm

    It is one of the best bowling performances that I’ve seen in recent times…Probably Ponting’s worst hour on the field when he has been batting in recent times…That too with the form he was in which he displayed against the New Zealanders…This is an extra-ordinary performance from the rookie…

  • Ganesh Persaud wrote:
    January 20th, 2008 at 7.14 pm

    Having seen Ishant Sharma work over Ricky Ponting (the yardstick of Australia batting) I can safely say this Australian squad would not have feared well against a Clive Lloyd led West Indian team.

  • Kathy wrote:
    January 21st, 2008 at 8.48 am

    I keep thinking: Instant Karma.

    (Which was a John Lennon song, if I recall correctly.)

  • pod wrote:
    January 22nd, 2008 at 1.28 am

    hehehe… that is hilarious…

  • Naveen wrote:
    January 22nd, 2008 at 6.08 am

    He was in the zone. Come Adelaide and we will know if he is consistent. Would love to see Ponting go down again because that fellow, like Hayden has the habit of scoring big runs when he gets his eye in.

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