Ishant Sharma Neck Deep In Controversy, Again

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Ishant Sharma is courting controversy again. The dust had barely settled on the whole expletive gesture controversy that took place at the beginning of last year, when he is back in the tabloids with a fresh new sheet of controversial elements.

In January of 2012, the Indian cricketer was photographed showing his middle finger to a group of cricket fans that managed to tick him off with their taunts about India losing the Test Series to Australia. A couple of days prior to that particular incident, a similar one had taken place with Virat Kohli embroiled in a altercation with the Australian spectators; and the licentious finger had made an appearance yet again. Even though both the players believed that that gesture was rightly used in accord with provocation from the crowd’s side, they nevertheless apologized to the party they wronged. Recently another incident took place, along the same principles; but this time the hand signing was against a player of the opposite team.

During the opening Twenty- twenty International between the two long standing rivals, held in Bangalore, Kamran Akmal was declared “not ...
... out” after he was ousted by a no- ball thrown by Ishant Sharma. Soon, things got heated up; words were exchanged; fingers were wagged at each other and eventually they had to be separated by the players and the umpires. Following this the Indian Cricket Coucil (ICC) fined Akmal and Sharma, five percent and fifteen percent of the match fee respectively. Since the row was initiated by Sharma, he was charged with a higher imposition. Surprisingly enough, the contention was settled then and there. It seems, shortly after the argument; Sharma had confronted Akmal in his dressing room and had assured the latter that he had not used any abusive language against him. After the issues were sorted out, the two emerged displaying genuine bonhomie. They were later seen chatting to the dozen and in good spirits. Well done Sharma for being the better person and doing the right thing. His good natured behavior is not the only thing impressive about him. If Ishant Sharma statistics are to be believed, then one will also be ascertained of his bowling and fielding skills as well. Ishant Sharma profile is a well established one replete with sensible achievements such as winning the “Man of the Match” title after having taken four wickets in the CB series against Australia and being adjudged the fifth youngest player to take hundred test wickets to date.