On selectors’ instruction, Ishant in Kanpur to play Duleep Trophy

New Delhi, Sept 18:
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, starting tomorrow.
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 high time he hits the straps. It was the national selectors, who instructed him to play this particular Duleep Trophy game,” a senior BCCI official said on conditions of anonymity. (PTI)