Birthday boy Ishant is 'Sharmaji's best ladka': Virender Sehwag

New Delhi, Sept 2: As pacer Ishant Sharma turned 28 today (Sept 2), several India cricketers took to Twitter to wish the cricketer but Virender Sehwag greeted the Delhi boy in a most hilarious manner.

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Taking a dig at the cricketer for his trademark 'long hair', the Nawab of Najafgarh referred the lanky pacer as 'Baal Wale Burj Khalifa'.

Virender Sehwag greets #BaalWaaleBurjKhalifa Ishant Sharma on B'day — Ishant Sharma

"Hpy Bdy #BaalWaaleBurjKhalifa @ImIshant Sharma,the best #SharmajiKaLadka ,jiske selection Se everyone is super happy," tweeted Sehwag.

Hpy Bdy #BaalWaaleBurjKhalifa @ImIshant Sharma,the best #SharmajiKaLadka ,jiske selection Se everyone is super happy pic.twitter.com/XB3rTxQMJA
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 2, 2016

Ishant is the tallest cricketer in the Indian side for which Sehwag referred him as Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

Here is how others greeted Ishant on his birthday:

Ishant has taken 209 wickets in 72 Test matches he has played so far and has 115 wickets in the 80 ODI games. He was a part of the India Test squad in West Indies. Ishant has emerged as India's pace spearhead in Test cricket.

(Ishant will be the leader of India's pace attack: Kumble) (Ishant will be the leader of India's pace attack: Kumble)