India vs New Zealand, 1st Test:Ishant Sharma marks in elite list of Indian fast bowlers

Ishant Sharma was the pick of the India bowlers as he claimed five wickets on Day 3 of the first Test encounter against New Zealand in Wellington to lead his team’s fightback. The right-arm seamer had dismissed Tom Blundell, Tom Latham and Ross Taylor on Day 2 and he came back on Sunday to dismiss Tim Southee and Trent Boult to claim his 11th five-wicket haul in the longest format. In the process, he also



surpassed Zaheer Khan as the India fast bowler with the most number of wickets against SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) nations in Tests. 

Meanwhile, Ishant surpassed Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Zaheer to become the Indian bowler with third-most five-wicket hauls in away Tests. With nine such to his name, Ishant stands behind Kapil (12) and Anil Kumble (10).