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Commentators Do the Ishant Sharma Face & It Was An Epic Fail

Here’s why no commentator could even come close to Ishant Sharma’s brilliance.

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Thank you, Ishant Sharma for giving us the meme face of 2017. Commentators and cricketers across the board have tried to mimic that face, but – and I don’t know how else to put it – it has been an epic fail.

Here’s some context for the memed face: On day 2 of the second Test match between India and Australia, the Indians were able to fox the visitors.

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Captain Steve Smith supported his lack of delivery analyses with amusing faces. Ishant Sharma mocked the captain and made a few himself. What followed was a social media campaign dedicated to his face. We did one too:

This is how the world mimicked it and we think it is an epic fail:

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Matty, you’re better off on the cricket field!

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Oh, Brett, we love you, but don’t do this again!

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The man with 4 gods in his name also fails.

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The man with a seductive voice manages, feebly.

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Pup Does What He Knows Best, a Puppy Face!

Net net, we all love you, but Ishant Sharma had the best funny face of all time. Maybe you could try a mannequin challenge based on his face?

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