Meanwhile, Ishant Sharma, who plays for franchise Delhi Capitals in the cash-rich India Premier League (IPL), praised former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting and said his conversation with the Delhi Capitals coach helped him to improve his skills and gave him a lot of confidence.
"He's the best coach I've ever met. I was very nervous when I was returning to the IPL last season. I was almost feeling like a debutant walking into the camp the first day but he gave me a lot of confidence since the first day I arrived at the Delhi Capitals camp." Ishant Sharma went on to add and said, "You're a senior player and you should help the youngsters. Don't worry about anything you're my first choice".
The Delhi-born has been leading team India's pace attack in the longest format (Test cricket) for a long time now. The star bowler has bagged 297 wickets in 97 games for his national squad with a good economy rate of 3.18.
Ishant Sharma's career suffered a major jolt when he had to miss the away tour against New Zeland after he suffered a Grade 3 tear on his right ankle while playing for Delhi in their Ranji Trophy encounter against Vidarbha.