The former players said that Ishant has now played more than 50 Tests and such a poor display from him could no longer be accepted as it was affecting the team's performance.
Former Indian seamer Madan Lal and noted fast bowling coach TA Sekar said that there are "plenty of mistakes" that need to be rectified if the Delhi speedster wants to regain form of 2007-08.
"I think it's high time that Indian team management tries out Ishwar Pandey. You have to pick bowlers, who would win games for you. Look at Mohammed Shami. When he runs in, you feel that he is going to get wickets for you. I don't get that feeling when I see Ishant bowling," he said.
In one dayers, Ishant has got only 102 wickets from 72 ODIs with an economy rate of close to 6 run per over (5.72) and not a single five-wicket haul. In fact, he has got four wickets only four times in 72 ODIs.
Asked about what kind of problems he is having, Lal, who has also been Delhi coach and a hero of the 1983 World Cup winning sqaud, said that the gangly pacer was trying to stop runs which is not possible.