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Ishant's 'thirst for knowledge', Pujara's work ethics impress Gillespie

It was difficult to get both of them out, but Sachin Tendulkar was a bit harder to dislodge than Brian Lara, says former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie

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Jason Gillespie. Photo: Wikipedia commons

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Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie was very impressed with Ishant Sharma's "thirst for knowledge" when he played English county under his coaching, despite being an established international cricketer.
 
Ishant played for Sussex in 2018 with Gillespie as the coach.
 
"You know what really struck me about Ishant was his thirst for knowledge, his willingness to listen, ask questions, try new things, because sometimes you can get senior players, experienced players who will just go about and do their thing," Gillespie said on a chat-show Cow Corner Chronicles aired by YouTube.
 
In fact, during the last first-class season,