Ishan Kishan who made his debut for India in the recently concluded 2nd T20 against England in Ahmedabad where he scored 56 runs from 32 balls and made sure that the Indian team never falls behind the required run-rate till the time he was batting.
On the other end, Virat Kohli complemented him really well where he scored unbeaten 73 runs and made sure that Men in Blue cross the line.
Ishan Kishan after playing the winning knock said in the post-match conference that batting with the Indian skipper in the middle was a surreal experience and he was guiding me a lot during every ball and was backing me to play my natural game.
He also said that the moment I completed 50 skippers told me to show bat in all directions.
“No, I wasn’t nervous. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I had reached my fifty. When Virat Bhai told me ‘Top innings’, that’s when I realized. But after a fifty, I usually don’t raise my bat. Virat bhai ki peeche se awaaz aati hai ‘Oye, chaaro taraf ghoom ke bat dikha. Sab ko bat dikha, pehla match hai tera’ (But Virat Bhai shouted from behind ‘Raise your bat to all four corners of the ground. Show it to everyone it is your first match).’ Only then I raised my bat because I felt it was an order,” Kishan said.
He also said Kohli’s energy while batting is something that we can learn a lot from non strikers end.
“I was struggling to match his level initially. His energy after hitting a boundary or taking a double is something I had never experienced. But I understood the body language I need to succeed at this level. So I learnt all these little things (while batting with Virat Kohli),” the youngster said.
