Ishant Sharma: Jasprit Bumrah has to lead way for youngsters, groom new talent

India pacer Ishant Sharma on Monday said that once he hangs his boots in the longest format it would be important for Jasprit Bumrah to take it upon himself to groom the youngsters in the sideThe fourmatch series between India and England currently stands level at 11 and now both teams will lock horns in a pinkball Test beginning Wednesday at the Motera Stadium This Test will also be Ishants 100th in the longest format of the gameI would not like to name one If someone plays for India it means he is talented and he has performed in domestic cricket and IPL After me if I think there can be one to play a lot of Tests for India then it has to be Jasprit Bumrah Bumrah has to lead the way for the youngsters it would be important how he grooms the new talent Mohammed Siraj has good control and Navdeep Saini has pace Everyone is different you cannot pinpoint one regarding who will play more Test matches said Ishant during a virtual press conference on MondayIf you tell Saini to bowl at just one area then you are not doing justice to his talent Similarly if you tell Siraj to bowl at 140 then you are not backing his strength he addedBumrah has just played 18 Tests in his career so far but the fast bowler has already become a senior figure in the side and he was seen guiding the likes of Shardul Thakur Siraj and Saini in the series against AustraliaIshant had missed the entire series against Australia and the likes of Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav had also gotten injured during the fourmatch seriesEarlier in the series against England Ishant had become the third Indian pacer to take 300 wickets in Test cricket Overall he became the sixth Indian to do soI did not know this stat that I have taken most of my wickets against England I just focus on the plans we have for every opposition I like sticking to them said IshantIndia had achieved an emphatic 317run win against England in the second Test of the ongoing fourmatch series As a result the series stands level at 11 and the Virat Kohliled side has also reached the second spot in World Test Championship WTC standingsIndia remains in contention to make the final of the ICC World Test Championship The victory in Chennai on Tuesday has lifted India to the second position with 697 percentage points on the table but they cannot afford to lose another match as they need to win 21 or 31 to qualify for the final of the maiden edition of the championshipThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever