Delhi Capitals (DC) spinner Amit Mishra said that he wants his teammate Ishant Sharma to play at least 150 Test matches for India in a video uploaded by DC’s official Twitter handle.
The 32-year-old pacer achieved this feat of playing 100 Test matches for India in the recent Test series against England. In the 101 Tests, the Delhi-based pacer has 303 wickets with 11 five-wicket hauls to his name.
When asked about the pacer completing 100 Test matches for India, the leggie said, “Ishant and I have partnered up many times for the Indian team. He has played 100 Test matches and I would like to congratulate him on this achievement.”
The 38-year-old Mishra then went on to add that he wants his teammate to play at least 150 Tests for India as he said, “I want him to play 25-30 matches more and get to 150. He should play at least 150 Test matches. Whenever required, we tried to contribute to the side with batting as well.”
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— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 1, 2021
Capitals who appointed Rishabh Pant as their captain in absence of Shreyas Iyer will begin their IPL 2021 campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 10.
(With ANI inputs)
