IND vs SL: “My Skillset Is Not Just Limited To The Shorter Format” – Ishan Kishan Ready To Play All Three Formats For India
Published - 10 Jan 2023, 04:28 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
The 24-year-old India National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has said that his skillset is not just limited to T20s and he has always considered himself a player who can also play ODIs and Tests.
Kishan smashed a terrific double hundred in the third ODI against Bangladesh last year to become just the fourth Indian to achieve the milestone. However, he was dropped from the team for the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday, January 10, and Shubman Gill opened the innings alongside Rohit Sharma.
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Recently, in an interview with veteran journalist Vimal Kumar, Ishan Kishan said that he has always considered himself an ODI player.
“I’ve always considered myself as someone who can play one-day cricket. People used to look at me as a T20 player because of my big hits, my attacking approach. But the double century I scored in Bangladesh was very important, because I wanted to prove that my skillset is not just limited to the shorter format and people started reckoning me for both the formats.
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“As per my knowledge I may not be in the talks for Test, but that format too is equally important like T20I and ODI,” said the wicketkeeper batter in an interview with senior cricket journalist Vimal Kumar.
I’m ready to play for India in three formats – Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan further said that red-ball cricket is equally important for him and mentioned that he played for Jharkhand in Ranji Trophy just after the Bangladesh ODIs. The young wicketkeeper-batter also said that he is ready to become a three-format player for India.
“As you know after slamming the 200 against Bangladesh, Jharkhand had match within a day gap. So if I didn’t give importance to Test, I would have taken rest and prepare for the white ball series against Sri Lanka. But I travelled straight to Ranchi to play the Ranji Trophy match against Kerala. So it’s not necessary that you can only play T20s if you have the reputation of hitting big sixes. The hundred that I scored for Jharkhand came in 192 balls.
“Everyone has their own process and it also depends on how the coach and selectors look at you. They also need to take care of the workload management. But if you ask me I’m ready to play for India in three formats. And it’s not that I’ve to put in extra effort for it, I’ve scored plenty of runs in red-ball cricket,” he added.
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