IND vs ZIM: Ishan Kishan Needs To Grab His Opportunities: RP Singh
RP Singh has stated that Ishan Kishan must make the most of the limited opportunities he has at the international level.
Kishan scored six runs off 13 deliveries in the second ODI against Zimbabwe on Saturday, August 20 at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
Team India was reduced to 83/3 after his dismissal, but Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 43-run knock helped them reach the 162-run target with five wickets to spare.
Ishan Kishan Needs To Put Up A Match Winning Performance: RP Singh
RP Singh was asked if it was a missed opportunity for Kishan during a discussion on Sony Sports. He responded:
“There is a difference between him (Kishan) and KL Rahul. Ishan Kishan is a young player. He needs to know how to make the best use of his chances, this was also a chance for him. KL Rahul is an established player and he has excellent technique.
“He is coming on the back of plenty of performances and is the captain of the Indian team. It’s not that he (Kishan) will not get more chances, he will definitely get them, but if your performances are not good, you will slowly-slowly start going out.”
“You will have to put up a big score, that too a match-winning knock. There was a chance today, you were not chasing that big a score. You just had to stitch together a partnership and give some stability, but you couldn’t do that. When he came to bat, he was not looking in touch.
“It seemed from the body language that he was struggling slightly. It was actually a drivable ball but he couldn’t reach close to it at all, that is why he got the inside edge. He is a sound batter but game awareness is also important,” Singh further added.
Kishan will hope to make it count in the 3rd ODI.
