Lanky fast bowler Ishant Sharma turned 29 on Saturday. He was one of the members of the Indian Test squad in the recently concluded Test series against Sri Lanka and has finally returned home after a vacation with wife Pratima Singh.
On the occasion of Ishant’s 29th birthday, many current and former cricketers wished the Delhi lad on social media but what Virender Sehwag did was fantastic and hilarious as well.
Keeping his swag intact, Viru posted a picture of a Victoria lady from 1840s and mentioned that she taught Indian pacer how to make game faces. In his Twitter post, Sehwag wrote: “Happy Birthday ImIshant. Burj Khalifa ji, found out your trainer. Keep entertaining and stay blessed.”
Happy Birthday @ImIshant .
Burj Khalifa ji , found out your trainer. Keep entertaining and stay blessed. pic.twitter.com/Zi1vqIo0N2— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 2, 2017
It was in the reference to the incident when Ishant imitated Australian skipper Steven Smith during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match held in Bangalore. His game face broke the internet and later, the cricket experts were seen taking up the ‘Game Face’ challenge on live TV.
Also, Rohit Sharma took a slight dig at Ishant in his birthday message. He wrote, “Many happy returns bro may the wicket list continue to grow just like your hair. Have a great day ImIshant”
Many happy returns bro may the wicket list continue to grow just like your hair 😉 Have a great day @ImIshant
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) September 2, 2017
Meanwhile, here’s how others wished Ishant Sharma:
It's not often than you see a 18 year old and declare that this kid will play for India… https://t.co/4XOmFR1O75 pic.twitter.com/98kRmczpzR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 2, 2017
Happy birthday @ImIshant God bless you brother keep smiling ☺️🎂🏏 pic.twitter.com/zRshhJLk3o
— Ishwar pandey (@pandey_ishwar) September 2, 2017
Many many happy returns of the day, @ImIshant! Stay blessed! pic.twitter.com/mS9xLv7O6K
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 2, 2017
Many many happy returns of the day ishant 🎂🎂 @ImIshant
— 𝕸𝖔𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖉 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖎 (@MdShami11) September 2, 2017
Happy birthday lambu @ImIshant! Height se bhi zyada khushiya hamesha bani rahe😆Enjoy brother! God bless
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 2, 2017
Wishing you a birthday filled with lots of joy and happiness … have a wonderful day @ImIshant 😊
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) September 2, 2017
Many happy returns of the day to the ‘towering’ presence of Indian cricket, @ImIshant. A great player on the field, a lot of fun off it.
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) September 2, 2017
Happy birthday lambu ji @ImIshant May God bless you, lotsa love and best wishes
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 2, 2017
Happy birthday @ImIshant bro.. Have a great one 🤗🤗🎂🎂☺️☺️
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) September 2, 2017
Happy b'day @ImIshant Have a Blast Ma Man🤙 pic.twitter.com/rfTXzm5jD0
— Murali Vijay (@mvj888) September 2, 2017