Ishant Sharma Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Ishant Vijay Sharma
Nickname(s)	Lambu and Sonu
Profession	Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
[1]Hindustan Times Height	in centimeters- 191 cm in meters- 1.91 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 84 kg in Pounds- 185 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
Jersey Number	#29- India #1- Sunrisers Hyderabad
Domestic/State Team	Delhi
IPL Team	Kolkata Knight Riders (2008 to 2010) Deccan Chargers (2011 to 2012) Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013 - present)
Nature on field	Aggressive
Records (main ones)	• Fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets. • On 8 February 2021, during the 4th day of the first test match between India and England, he joined Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan as the only Indian pacers in the 300-Test wicket club.[2]Hindustan Times
Career Turning Point	His amazing 54 balls bowled to the Ricky Ponting (in Perth Test, 2008) When he took 7 wickets in Lord's Test to ensure India's Test victory at Lord's after 28 Years.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 September 1988 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	36 Years
Birthplace	Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India.
School	Ganga International School, Delhi.
Educational Qualification	10th standard
Family	Father- Vijay Sharma Mother- Grisha Sharma Sister- Eva (elder) Brother- None
Coach/Mentor	Sharvan Kumar
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Likes & Dislikes	Likes- Watching Movies, Cars, Bikes, Playing Volleyball & Football Dislikes- when someone comments about his long hairs
Hobbies	watching movies, driving, motor – biking , music and playing cricket
Favourites
Player	Indian cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar International cricketer: Glenn McGrath
Actress	Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt
Movie	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayange
Food	Grilled meat and anything cooked by his mom
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
First Crush	Katrina Kaif
Wife/Spouse	Pratima Singh (Basketball player)
Marriage Date	9 December 2016
Style Quotient
Cars collection	Audi RS5, Volkswagen Polo

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ishant Sharma

• Does Ishant Sharma smoke?: No

• Does Ishant Sharma drink alcohol?: Yes

• He left his studies after class 10th and started focusing on Cricket only.

• He made his U-19 ODI & Test debut alongside Virat Kohli and also made their First-class and Ranji debut in the same match.

• He is said to be the fastest bowler India ever had.

• In February 2023, on Cricbuzz’s ‘Rise of New India’ show, he recalled his lowest moment and said that it was a match against Australia in Mohali in 2013 in which he gave 30 runs in an over; James Faulkner smashed four sixes and a boundary in that over. He said,
  

  My lowest moment was that 2013 match in Mohali against Australia. I don’t know if I could ever have a moment worse than that because I was…I don’t know. It was very tough for me. And it wasn’t because I gave away a lot of runs. The thing that hurt me the most was I was the reason behind the team’s loss. I was dating my wife at that time and I just spoke to her and I think I just cried for almost a month. I used to call her every day and cry over the phone saying that team lost because of me.”

  Ishant also talked about MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan who helped him recover from that ‘absolute low.’ Ishant added,

  The good thing that happened was Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) came to my room and Shikhar (Dhawan), who was playing that game, also came and said, ‘Look you have been doing well (Dekh, tu acha khel raha hai).’ Because of that one match there became a perception that I am not a white-ball bowler.” ^[3]NDTV

• In 2023, he made his IPL comeback after two years and delivered an impressive performance in the tournament while playing for Delhi Capitals.