Ishant Sharma is one hell of a talent.
The height, the pace, the movement and the physical abnormity.
It’s all there.
And he knows it.
Nothing wrong with confidence, but Sharma seems to have an inflated theory of where he is right now.
Right now he is still more than hittable.
One day, that may not be the case.
Jesse Ryder on the over hand is just over inflated.
Few would doubt his talent, but his commitment, and dietary habits have been questioned.
More than thrice.
But the dude is just down to earth.
He has an amazing calmness about him.
These two personalities met at Eden Park.
The prince of fast bowling and the fat dude who can bat.
It was an interesting show down.
Sharma was sledging Jesse even after Jesse had put him into the stands.
The rage from Sharma seemed to be over someone having the audacity to treat him that way, and the fact that Jesse seemed to shrug his shoulders while asking Sharma what his problem was didn’t seem to ease the tension.
My nan had a theory that anytime sportsmen got really fired up (Sharma was fuming) it was over a woman, you’d have to doubt these two fight over the same women.
Sharma to Jesse provided 32 runs off 18 balls, one dropped catch, before Jesse eventually played on.
It was street fight out on the pitch, Sharma throwing it all at Jesse, and Jesse putting most of it to, or over, the rope.
Sharma just didn’t seem to be able to handle it.
It reeked of class difference, the level headed working class kid who knew his stuff, up against the rich kid who couldn’t believe anyone was treating him way.
It was like an after school special teen film about cricket.
Except good to watch.
And this was a dead one day game.
Can’t wait to see Sharma flying in to Jesse in a live test match.
Remember to support the balls in the Ashes charity match spectacular.
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