England vs India, First Test, Day 3: 5 Talking Points

Immaculate Ishant sparkles for India

Ishant Sharma will remember this spell for a long time

Ishant Sharma. The butt of jokes in many an overseas tour over the years decided on Friday that it was time for redemption.

In helpful conditions, the lanky pacer produced one of the best spells of his career picking up figures of 5 for 51 in 13 overs to break the back of the English innings.

With Bhuvneshwar Kumar out for two more matches, India needed someone else to stand up and perform and the workhorse took up that responsibility and delivered in fine style on Friday.