Delhi Capitals’ pacer Ishant Sharma is set to mark his comeback to the Indian Premier League as he will be playing for his home franchise for the first time.
He had missed IPL 2018 after going unsold but his performances in Test cricket saw Ishant making a comeback to the league this season.
His base price was Rs. 75 Lakhs. Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals bid for him where Delhi ended up as the winner at Rs 1.10 Crore.
The Shreyas Iyer-led side had its first practice session at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium where Ishant grabbed the limelight with a one-handed stunner.
During the fielding session, he pulled off one of the best catches.
First, he walked forward but after anticipating that ball would go way behind, he ran back and then timed his jump to perfection to grab the ball.
????@ImIshant – kamaal karte ho bhai! #ThisIsNewDelhi #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/wJFOPDhnfa
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 17, 2019
Also, he kept control during the catch and did not touch the boundary line, thus completing the catch successfully.
Ishant has played 76 matches till now in which he has scalped 59 wickets.
He played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab.
He went unsold for IPL 2017 but was called in by Kings XI Punjab as a replacement for Murai Vijay.
He went wicketless in the season and was unsold next year.
Ishant went on to play county cricket for Sussex after going unsold and the county stint benefitted him instantly.
He got the spot of the top Test bowler of the Indian team and led the bowling attack in all five Tests against England.
A veteran of 90 Tests, Ishant is now aiming to get a place in the World Cup squad on the basis of performances in IPL.
He recently also talked about the same during the pre-season conference.
Apart from Ishant, the focus will also be on Shreyas Iyer, who is also hopeful of getting a place in the national squad for the tournament.
Delhi Capitals play their first game of the season against Mumbai Indians on March 24 at Wankhede Stadium.
Last year, they id not perform well and finished at last spot in the points table.
In 2017 as well, the team could not qualify for the next round and finished on the sixth spot.