Ishant sharma recently took fans back to a dramatic episode from 2015, when he was handed a one-match ban by the ICC DURAT Kohli’s Early Days as India’s Test Captain.
This incident was from the India-Sri Lanka Test Series, and Virat Kohli Had Just Taken Over as the full-time test captain. The Controversy Unfolded in the Third Test Between India and Sri Lanka at Colombo.
Ishant was batting when Sri Lankan Pacer Dhammika Prasad Started Targeting Him with Aggressive Bouncers. Later, Prasad and Isant Had a Heated Exchange.
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Ishant Sharma Recalls 2015 Colombo Controversy
Ishant Sharma said on Raj Shamani’s Podcast, “Dhammika Prasad was bowling bounesers at me This is what started it.
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But Things Escalated when Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal Suddenly Elbowed Ishant in the Midst of the on-field confrontation. Not just that, there was a misunderstanding in the dressing room that LED the officials to beyeve there had been a fight a fight between Isant and Prasad.
Ishant Further Recalled, “They thought that dhammika and I had fought with each other. However, Dhammika Prasad Followed Me All the Way Into The Indian Dressing Room.”
Virat Kohli Knows How to Rile Me Up: Isant Sharma
But Ihnt’s Frustration Boiled Over after Virat Kohli Told Him that Chandimal Followed Him All The Way to the Indian Dressing Room when he was changing his shoes. But he channeled his anger into the game, Taking Three Key Wickets and Celebrating Fiercely in the batters’ faces.
The Former Indian Pacer Added, “Virat Knows How to Rile Me Up. I was unaware. Aaya Tha ‘
Then he made me watch the clip where chandimal elbowed me. And I Swear, I Went Mad. I am usually not that aggressive, but that day, my protective mode crept in. By then, My Match Fee Had Alredy Gotten deducted. Then I Went Out to Bowl, DiscMSized Three Batters, and Celebrated in their faces. And Got Banned. “
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Virat Kohli Fired Ishant Sharma Up, ICC Banned India Bowler
However, the ICC Took Strint Action, as bot Ishant and Chandimal Received One-Match Bans, While Prasad and Lahiru Thirimanne was fined half his match fees. The suspension points from Isant’s Ban Also Rules Him Out of India’s First Test Against South Africa Later That Year in Mohali.
Later, Virat Kohli reflected on the fiery incident and felt it worked perfectly in India’s favorite. The Clash Fired Up Ishant At Just The Right Moment, Turning His Agggression into a weapon for the team. In the second innings, Ishant’s spell was relatives as he bowled 19 overs without giving a single a single boundary. That Kind of Pressure Completely Unsettled The Sri Lankan Batters.
