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India vs West Indies: Ishant Sharma doesn't want to lose focus by thinking about '100 Test club'
On Sunday Ishant Sharma surpassed Kapil Dev to become the most successful Indian pacer outside Asia.
There is a saying that records are meant to be broken and Indian pacers broke records for fun in the two-match test series against West Indies as India blanked the host 2-0. After Jasprit Bumrah's hat-trick, Sunday witnessed Ishant Sharma surpass Kapil Dev to become the most successful Indian pacer outside Asia.
The pacer who celebrated his birthday on Sunday is now only eight games away from entering the elite '100 Test club' but the senior pacer says that he doesn't want to lose focus by thinking about the coveted milestone.
Ishant with 277 wickets is third in the list behind Kapil Dev (434 wickets) and Zaheer Khan (311 wickets). "I remember few years back, Zaheer was telling me something about 100 Tests but then he didn't also complete the milestone (92 Tests). I mean if I play another four-five years, yes I might complete but I don't want to think about it," said Ishant.
"I believe if you start thinking too far ahead, then you can get confused, so it is better to start taking one Test match at a time," he added.
Asked about what are new variations he has brought in his bowling, Ishant said,"Now I am able to move the ball away from the left-hander coming from round the wicket and also get to straighten the deliveries."
Ishant also seemed happy how Jasprit Bumrah has turned out to be a lethal weapon in such a short span of time. "Boom is fantastic. Even before we are well warmed up into our spell, he is getting five or six wickets. I jokingly tell him that please wait till we get warmed up," he said.
