President Ram Nath Kovind, Home Minister Amit Shah give mementos to Ishant Sharma on his 100th Test.
Ishant Sharma has become the 10th player from India and only the second pacer after Kapil Dev to play a century of Test matches when he took the field against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera on Day 1.
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The Indian team also gave Ishant a guard of honor just before the play started in the Pink-ball Test against England.
President Kovind performed ‘bhumi pujan’ inaugurated the newly revamped Motera Stadium ahead of the start of the Day-Night Test between India and England.
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.@ImIshant was felicitated by the Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind & Honourable Home Minister of India Shri Amit Shah before the start of play here in Ahmedabad.@rashtrapatibhvn @AmitShah pic.twitter.com/7elMWDa9ye
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2021
The 32-year-old from Delhi is the most experienced current cricketer in the Indian Test squad and is looking forward to the landmark game in Motera on February 23.
Ishant, with in the last Test against England recently crossed the mark of 300 wickets, is expected to become the 10th Indian player to appear in the longest format in a century of matches. On the eve of his 100th Test, he credited Zaheer Khan for teaching him positive work ethics.
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