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Two of India’s most successful test fast bowlers, Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan are in our article today. In today’s article, we will draw a statistical comparison between Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan in tests. There are many similarities between their careers which we are going to show in this article.
- Matches – in terms of matches, Ishant Sharma has played 105 test matches while Zaheer Khan has played 92 test matches for India.
- Wickets – both Zaheer Khan and Ishan Sharma have taken 311 wickets for India in test cricket.
- Wickets at home – both Ishant and Zaheer have 104 test wickets on home soil.
- Wickets away from home – both Ishant and Zaheer have 207 wickets out of India in tests.
- Average – when it comes to bowling average, Ishant Sharma has a bowling average of 32.4 while Zaheer Khan has a bowling average of 32.94.
- Economy – theeconomy is also very similar of both players. Zaheer Khan has an economy of 3.27 while Ishant Sharma has an economy of 3.15.
- Wicket hauls – both Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have 11 five-wicket hauls in test cricket and they both have 1 ten-wicket haul in test cricket.
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