5 most expensive Indian bowlers in ODIs in last 10 years

1. Ishant Sharma (Innings: 67, Overs: 528.1, Wickets: 96, Economy Rate: 5.70)

Ishant Sharma may or may not realise his dream of being the Indian pace spearhead, but he is actually head and shoulders above the rest of the crowd when it comes to economy rate in the last 10 years in ODIs.

A case of another Sharma being given more than just a long rope, Ishant has been yet another story of a talent gone waste, at least as far as the current scenario is concerned.

His back of the length bowling has been an utter disaster in limited overs cricket. His inability to have a back-up plan and extremely predictable line and length bowling have bore the batsmen’s brunt on many occasions.

Most of his wickets have come during the latter part of the innings, as he goes for over 7 runs an over and is gifted some ‘cheap’ wickets as batsmen try to target him more often.

For someone who once wanted to bowl like Zaheer Khan, it’s a long, long way to go before reaching anywhere near the dream.