New Delhi: Acutely short of match practice, senior fast bowler Ishant Sharma is set to play the next Duleep Trophy match between India Blue and India Green. Ishant was supposed to play a few county matches but it has been learnt that no favourable deal could be worked out. “Yes, Ishant has reached Kanpur. He will be playing for the India Blue team led by Suresh Raina. He has been way short of match practice and it is high time he hits the straps. It was the national selectors, who instructed him to play in the Duleep Trophy,” a senior BCCI official said here Tuesday. Interestingly, it will also be the first time that Ishant will play a pink ball first-class game under lights. The last competitive game Ishant played was way back in May 2017 during the IPL.
