<P> Ishant toured England with the India Under - 19s in 2006 and Pakistan in 2006--07 . He played three youth tests and six youth One Day Internationals for India . On the basis of his strong performance in Australia in 2008, Ishant Sharma was bought for a winning bid of $950,000 by Kolkata Knight Riders in the player auction for the Indian Premier League . This was the highest amount paid for any bowler in tournament . </P> <P> In May 2007, Sharma was selected in the test team for the Bangladesh tour and played as a replacement for the fast bowler Munaf Patel . Over there he played for his national side in the second test where he bowled three overs including one maiden and conceded only five runs without taking a wicket . Later on, he was called for the tour of England in July--August 2007 . </P> <P> Sharma got a call back in the team in the 3rd Test during Pakistan's tour of India in December 2007 due to injury of India's frontline pacers Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, and Sreesanth . Sharma picked up 5 wickets during the third test in Bangalore . This performance earned him a place in India's squad for the tour of Australia . </P> <P> Sharma was left out in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne during the Border--Gavaskar Trophy as India retained their main fast bowlers, Zaheer Khan and RP Singh . However, in January 2008 Sharma was called to represent India once again to replace the injured Zaheer Khan in the second test at the SCG . Sharma started the first day of the match strongly and was involved in a controversial decision from Steve Bucknor when Andrew Symonds nicked the ball to keeper MS Dhoni off his bowling but was given not out . He bowled reasonably in the match, however without much luck . </P>

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