Latest Cricket News: The preparations of Indian players ahead of the approaching crucial cricketing action are occurring in full swing. All senior Indian players are currently undergoing an intense training camp in Bangalore ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup. The Bangalore training camp was scheduled by the BCCI during the last week of August to test players’ fitness which was followed by some match simulation training.

The Indian team will be featured in two marquee competitions – Asia Cup and World Cup – in the next few months. India’s proceedings in the Asia Cup 2023 are all set to get underway with a clash against arch-rivals Pakistan this Saturday (September 2). While, the World Cup 2023 will occur during the October-November window, later this year.

Prep mode 🔛

Energy levels high 💪

Getting into the groove in Alur 👌#TeamIndia | #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/rHBZzbf4WT

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 29, 2023

Latest Cricket News: Zaheer Khan Influenced My Game The Most: Ishant Sharma

Meanwhile, veteran Indian pacer Ishant Sharma opened us up about the role of Zaheer Khan in his extensive Indian career. Sharma believes that his career would have been drastically different had Zaheer not acted as his mentor early on during his initial playing years. Sharma further revealed a major piece of bowling advice, received from Zaheer Khan, during a recent Jio Cinema interview.

“Zaheer Khan influenced my game the most. When I did not play on the England tour after my debut, I held the ball very tightly. So, I kept bowling a little shorter than I needed to. That’s where he made me change my grip.” said Ishant Sharma

“He told me ‘Use the tip of the two fingers and hold it loose because you have big hands and the ball will go farther and faster automatically.’ I used to go and chew his ears off.” Sharma further added during the interaction with Jio Cinema

Ishant Sharma has represented the national side in a whopping 202 International fixtures including all three formats. Having as many as 311 wickets to his name in red-ball cricket, the 34-year-old is considered a Test cricket legend of India. Sharma, however, currently does not appear in Team India’s scheme of things in any format.