Gary Kirsten, one of the most celebrated coaches for the Indian team, reminisced about a funny incident on how he literally had to train Ishant SHarma how to hold a bat just to help India win a Test match. Kirsten, who worked with the Indian team from 2008 to 2011 and had witnessed India's World Cup valor in 2011, recalled his days with the team. India won the World cup after ending the 28 years of drought. In a recent event organized by Yugen Infra in New Delhi, Kirsten was asked what was his biggest challenge with the Indian team was. However, to everyone's surprise, he didn't recall his stint with the team during the World Cup. Kiersten remembered how challenging it was to train the Indian speedster Ishant Sharma to bat in the nets at least 48 balls to get India to win a match alongside VVS Laxman in 2010. Kirsten said, "The biggest challenge was getting Ishant Sharma to come down to the nets with his bat and pads and then to get him to face 48 balls in a Test match against England with VVS Laxman to win the Test match. That was a highlight for me to work on his batting. I really enjoyed that from a leadership perspective because he didn’t think he could bat, and he still can’t bat that well. But we kind of helped him get through that Test match and do really well in it." Read also: MS Dhoni Calls Virat Kohli a Full Entertainment Package What happened in that match? It was actually a match against Australia and not England in 2011 when India chased down 216 in Mohali to pull off a heart-stopping 1-wicket win. At 124/8, defeat seemed imminent until Ishant Sharma, batting at No. 10, played the knock of his life—31 off 92 balls, absorbing intense pressure and sharing a gritty 81-run stand with VVS Laxman (73*). Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar made 98 in the first innings; Suresh Raina scored 86. Australia had posted 428 (Shane Watson 126, Tim Paine 92), while Zaheer Khan bagged 8 wickets in the match and was rewarded the player of the match award.