Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma led the birthday wishes for team India and Delhi Capitals pacer Ishant Sharma, who celebrates his 32nd birthday on September 02, 2020 (Wednesday). Wishes flowed in from various part of the world with Kohli and Rohit leading the cricket fraternity’s congratulatory messages for the birthday boy. Fellow Delhi Capitals stars Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan also joined in wishing Ishant a ‘happy birthday’ while former Indian cricketers Aakash Chopra and Sanjay Manjrekar also send their best to the veteran fast bowler. Ishant Sharma Birthday Special : A Look at Stats and Records of Delhi Capitals Pacer in IPL.

Ishant, born on this day in 1988, is the third-highest wicket-taker among Indian pacers in Test cricket. He has so far taken 297 Test wickets and needs only three more to become only the third Indian fast bowler after Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan and only sixth Indian cricketer to take 300 or more wickets in Test cricket. IPL 2020 Players Update: Delhi Capitals Pacer Ishant Sharma ‘Can’t Wait’ for the Upcoming Season (View Post).

Kohli shared a throwback picture from their youth days to wish Ishant a happy birthday. The RCB and India skipper also shared a picture of them celebrating after a wicket and wrote “Wishing you a very Happy Birthday @ImIshant . Have a wonderful and successful year ahead. Enjoy the day.”

Virat Kohli Wishes Ishant Sharma

Rohit congratulated Ishant for the Arjuna Award and also wished the lanky pacer a happy birthday. “Many happy returns of the day bro. Congratulations on winning the Arjuna Award too,” said the Mumbai Indians captain and vice-captain of the India limited-overs side. Rohit shared a picture of Ishant and himself in their Indian Premier League (IPL) attires.

Rohit Sharma Wishes Ishant Sharma Happy Birthday!!

Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer also joined the sports fraternity in wishing the 32-year-old on his special day. Both wrote that they were looking forward to a successful season with the Dehli Capitals in IPL 2020. Ishant, Dhawan and Iyer all play for Delhi Capitals in the IPL with Iyer captaining his senior pros. Take a look at some other wishes for Ishant Sharma on his 32nd birthday.

Delhi Capitals Captain Shreyas Iyer Wishes Ishant Sharma for Arjuna Award

Shikhar Dhawan is Looking Forward to New IPL Season

ICC Recalls Ishant Sharma's Magnificant Record on His Birthday

Indian Premier League Revisits Ishant Sharma's Three-Wicket Haul

BCCI Shows Recap of Ishant Sharma's 5-Wicket Haul vs Bangladesh

Sanjay Manjrekar Wishes Ishant Sharma

Rajeev Shukla Wishes Ishant Sharma Good Health and Success

Talent Took Him to the Top, Aakash Chopra on Ishant Sharma

Ishant, meanwhile, will be seen in action when the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 13 begins from September 19 in the UAE. He was instrumental in taking Delhi Capitals to the IPL playoffs last season with 13 wickets. Ishant has looked a different bowler in recent times and will once again be key to the Delhi side as they aim for their maiden IPL title.

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