Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma reacted over graphic showing identical Test record
Zaheer and Ishant also have an identical number of five-wicket hauls at 11 each and one ten-wicket haul in their Test careers.
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Former India pacers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have made significant contributions to the national team in all three formats of the game. However, what is most remarkable about their careers is that they have identical statistics in the longest format of the game.
On Day 4 of the second Test between India and the West Indies, Ishant and Zaheer were members of the JioCinema broadcast team. During coverage of the match, the broadcasters displayed the duo's Test cricket statistics, which stunned the audience.
Both pacers took 311 wickets, with identical totals of 104 at home and 207 on the road. In addition to having 11 five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul in their Test careers, Zaheer and Ishant share the same total of five-wicket hauls.
2015 marked the end of Zaheer's illustrious career, during which he had won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and been a member of a team that shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. Ishant, on the other hand, recently returned to the IPL 2023 and enjoyed a solid season with the ball for Delhi Capitals.
In the third innings of the second Test in Trinidad, India's Rohit Sharma-led team declared after scoring 181 runs, setting a massive target of 365 runs. At the end of Day 4, the Windies had scored 76 runs but had lost two wickets during their pursuit. It remains to be seen if the Windies can put up a fight on the final day of the two-Test series, despite the fact that India has a commanding lead and is on the verge of clinching the series.
After the conclusion of the Test series, both teams will compete in a white-ball series consisting of three One-Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals. The ODI series is crucial considering that the Men in Blue will host the ODI World Cup in October.
