Ishant Sharma Suffers Injury Scare While Playing for Sussex

India Test pacer Ishant Sharma, who is currently playing county cricket for Sussex, suffered an injury scare on day three of team’s tie against Gloucestershire after landing on his shoulder awkwardly. The news was confirmed by the Sussex county club –

INJURY UPDATE: After landing awkwardly on his shoulder earlier, Ishant Sharma is being assessed by the medical staff. He won’t take the field again today. #gosbts pic.twitter.com/gYbFhWm4BX

— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) April 29, 2018

Ishant landed on his shoulder while fielding in the deep and did not take the field after that.

It is yet to be known whether he will take the field on fourth and the final day or not.

On the last day, Gloucestershire needs 59 runs to win with four wickets in hand. Sussex would want Ishant to get fit, as they have a likely chance of winning this contest.

Ishant has struggled in this contest throughout, though. He went wicketless in the first innings in 14 overs he bowled. However, he has had enjoyed success in first two games of the season. In the first tie against Warwickshire, he scalped five wickets, and also scored 22 runs.

In the second contest apart from scalping three wickets, he also scored his maiden first-class half-century, as he scored 66 runs.

Ishant will continue playing for Sussex for upcoming contests, and the club would hope for Ishant getting fit soon, if not for the final day of the ongoing game.

Meanwhile, Cheteshwar Pujara, the other Indian player is playing county cricket; he is batting at six along with Adam Lyth (25*) for Yorkshire.

Their team needs 272 runs to win against Somerset on the final day with nine wickets in hand.

The contest is evenly poised, and swing conditions are set to test Yorkshire’s batsmen. In the first innings, Somerset got bowled out for 216 in reply to which Yorkshire just managed 96 runs with Pujara getting out on seven.

Pujara has just managed 27 runs in three innings till now and the final day of the contest will be a big test for him. Given the match situation, if Pujara scores big, it will be of utmost importance and a morale-boosting one the batsman as well.

Both, Ishant and Pujara, will have a significant role to play when India tour England for five-Test match series and these two are preparing well for the series.

Soon, Varun Aaron will also join the party and will play for Leicestershire. Axar Patel, team India’s all-rounder, will also ply his trade for county cricket when he joins Durham in August.

Virat Kohli is also expected to make his county cricket debut before the England tour.