Ishant Sharma likely to miss New Zealand Tests after injury to right ankle

Team India's experienced Test pacer Ishant Sharma is likely to miss upcoming tour to New Zealand as he suffered a Grade 3 tear on his right ankle during Delhi's Ranji match against Vidarbha. veteran pacer twisted his right ankle as he was appealing against Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal and was reportedly wincing in pain almost immediately. Ishant Sharma went through an MRI scan after game and it was reported that he suffered a tear in his right ankle after falling to pitch during clash. Ishant Sharma's injury comes as a double-blow to India, after opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of T20s against New Zealand following a shoulder injury during 3rd ODI against Australia. 

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Jubliant Virat Kohli hails series win

Skipper Virat Kohli took over charge for leading run-chase after Rohit Sharma was dismissed post his magnificent ton. Striking eight boundaries, Virat Kohli made his way to 89 runs before he was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood at fag end of run-chase. Shreyas Iyer, who came in at number four, provided perfect ending to run-chase along with Manish Pandey as Iyer made a quickfire 44 runs off 35 balls with six fours and one six. Australia's bowlers found answers to stop onslaught of Hitman as spinners Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar mand to get one scalp each while Josh Hazlewood added one to his name towards end of innings. Shikhar Dhawan, who walked off field after he hurt his shoulder while fielding, did t come out to bat for India, as BCCI said that he was being assessed and that a call on his participation would be taken once game concluded. Ar unique fact about this series was that India have lost first ODI of last three bilateral series against Australia and have gone on to win series. 

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"We're quite experienced, Rohit and I, and we were short of Shikhar. We got a good start, it was a tricky situation when KL got out as it was a tricky situation. All Australia want are wickets. Rohit played beautifully today before I took over. It's important to make sure one guy continues to bat till end and takes us over line. It's important to practice in nets, but it's important to be okay mentally and press forward. I'm t worried about short ball, and trust my technique to take over. You need to have a clear and uncluttered mind. Australia were even better than last time. re's Steve David and Marnus. Coming back and winning last two games after losing first one, is very satisfying. Getting one back given that we lost series at home last year is really satisfying", said winning skipper Virat Kohli at post-match presentation ceremony. 

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