India Vs England, 5th Test: Virat Kohli gives wedding present to Ishant Sharma: Twitterati giggle

New Delhi, Dec 16: As India play the fifth and final Test match against England at Chennai, skipper Virat Kohli once again decided to change the playing XI.

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Senior pacer Ishant Sharma, who tied the wedding knot on December 9, was inducted into the Indian side for the Chennai Test.

India Vs England, 5th Test: Virat Kohli gives wedding present to Ishant Sharma: Twitterati giggle — ndian captain Virat Kohli shares a light moment with teammates during the practice session ahead of the fifth and final test match against England at MAC Stadium in Chennai.

The 28-year-old Delhi pacer got hitched to Indian basket ball player Pratima Singh.

Ishant last played a Test match in August against West Indies at Port of Spain. He has been inducted into India's Playing XI in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The last time India XI were unchanged was the Lord's Test in July 2014, which India won by 95 runs. Since then in 27 Tests India have never played same XI.

Fans and enthusiasts giggled as Ishant started playing a Test match within a week after his marriage.

Here's how fans reacted over Twitter following Ishant's inclusion:

Ishant Sharma gets a wedding present from Kohli and Kumble: place back in the playing XI. Must make it count
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 16, 2016

Ayaz Memon

This is how Ayaz Memon reacted.

Ishant Sharma's back in the side and look how much he loves wearing Santa hats. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/pz8F2asmW7
— AllOutCricket (@AllOutCricket) December 16, 2016

Fans happy for Ishant

Ishant's fans felt happy after he made it to the playing XI.

Ishant Sharma has dismissed Alastair Cook 8 times - the most an Indian bowler has dismissed him.
436 balls
141 runs
8 dismissals#INDvENG
— #INDvENG #NZvPAK (@StarCricNews) December 16, 2016