IND vs NZ: “He Has Struggled” – Gautam Gambhir Disappointed With Ishan Kishan's Performances After His Double Ton vs Bangladesh

Former India National Cricket Team opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has expressed his disappointment over the performances of the 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan after his sensational ODI double hundred against Bangladesh National Cricket Team

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan has not performed well with the bat since his double ton on Bangladesh soil. He has registered scores of 5, 8* and 17 in three ODIs against New Zealand since his double hundred. Also, in T20Is, he has struggled, registering scores of 37, 2, 1,4 and 19 against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

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Reflecting on Kishan’s recent performances ahead of the 2nd T20I against the BlackCaps, Gambhir said that Ishan Kishan alongside the entire Indian batting unit has struggled against spinners and they need to focus on rotating strikes on a regular basis.

“It’s not only one chink in his armour. Indian unit as a batting unit has struggled against spin. Just the ability to not be able to manoeuvre..it’s easy to hit those big sixes but the ability to rotate strikes consistently. And there was enough purchase for spinners as well. It was pretty much evident when you got Michael Bracewell against Ishan Kishan,” Gambhir told Star Sports.

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“I think these young players need to learn quickly how to rotate strike because, on a wicket like this, it’s not gonna be easy to go down the ground and hit those big sixes. It’s a surprise because of the way he batted in Bangladesh after scoring that double-hundred. He has struggled after that, everyone thought his graph will start growing up with the kind of innings he has played,” Gambhir added.

He still has to work a lot against playing spin – Gautam Gambhir on Ishan Kishan

Gautam Gambhir further said that Kishan has to make a lot of improvements in his batting to play spin bowling and the sooner he manages to overcome his weakness, the better it will be for him.

“He still has to work a lot against playing spin because people will use a lot of spin against him in the first 6 overs. Because he still manages to play fast bowling very well. The sooner he improves against spin, the better it’s gonna be for him, especially in the T20 format,” Gambhir concluded.

Meanwhile, India National Cricket Team defeated New Zealand National Cricket Team by 6 wickets in the low-scoring second T20I match in Lucknow to level the series 1-1. The series decider will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, February 1.

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