“Even If He Scores 1000 Runs…”: Ex-Pakistan Star’s Interesting Take On Ishan Kishan | Cricket News

Ishan Kishan was the standout performer for the Indian cricket workforce within the recently-concluded ODI collection towards West Indies with 184 runs. He scored a half-century in all three matches of the collection and his consistency earned him reward from specialists and followers alike. However, in the case of the ICC World Cup 2023, Kishan is probably going for use as a middle-order possibility if he makes the workforce as a substitute for Rishabh Pant. As a end result, there’s a probability that Kishan can have very much less follow in that exact slot regardless of flourishing as an opener. Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt was not impressed by the choice taken by the workforce administration and mentioned that Kishan wants assurances from the aspect.

“I absolutely agree (that India’s experiment with Ishan was confusing). One guy being dropped after scoring 200… What’s the point? Either they accept the fact that he is second option, even if he scores 1000 runs in a single innings. That never gives you the feeling of being the best, never gives you the feeling that you will be rewarded for your performances. Currently, the feeling is no matter what you do, you will be the second option,” Butt mentioned on his official YouTube channel.

Kishan was awarded the ‘Player of the Series’ award within the closing ODI towards West Indies and within the post-match presentation, he made an attention-grabbing comment.

“Not so happy with the finishing that I gave. I was supposed to score big after being set. That’s what my seniors told me, I should’ve stayed in and scored big. That’s what I’ll try next time, I’ll get set in the middle and score big. It’s important at this level to get set. It’s important to forget the last game and start from 0. I was thinking of taking it one ball at a time. [On Shubman Gill] He’s a tremendous player, I’ve seen how he middles the ball. Seeing him hitting it out of the middle gives me a lot of confidence as well,” Ishan mentioned.

“Always important to win at this level, the learnings from these games are important. We were looking to get early wickets, and didn’t let any ball go. Everyone is looking very positive. I’ve played a few tournaments here and I know how the wickets play here, not really thinking about the next T20 world cup. Focusing on the upcoming tournaments, you know how one tournament can change your life. We’re just focusing on that now,” he added.

(With ANI inputs)