MS Dhoni gave me some valuable tips during IPL, reveals Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan, who had a good IPL season for Mumbai Indians, has revealed that MS Dhoni has given him some good inputs to take his game to a next level. The 19-year kid is also highly confident that he will represent national cricket side in near future despite being overlooked by India A team.
IPL 2018 was a season to forget for Mumbai Indians as the defending champions failed to even qualify for the playoffs of the cash-rich league. The three-time champions just failed to produce consistent performances and didnât live up to the expectations of the fans. But there were a few bright spots for the team this year, and one of them was keeper-batsman Ishan Kishan.Â
The left-handed wicket-keeper batsman scored a modest 275 runs in 14 games and hit two fifties, which reasserted the talent he possesses. Ishan Kishan has revealed that this year's IPL has improved his game remarkably and he is confident of representing India in the future, despite being overlooked for India A teamâs upcoming tour of England.
âIt does hurt because I thought I would be in the India A side. I had quite a few runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy and IPL. But itâs okay if the selectors didnât feel that way. I canât help that. But I can obviously focus on my performances and try and improve on my game,â Kishan told reporters as reported by News18.
âI know I will represent the Indian cricket team one day. Iâm 100% sure about that."
The 19-year-old was in great form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and smashed 313 runs from Jharkhand at an average of 78.25. The lad had observed that In the IPL too, he could have had better returns had his batting position not been tinkered with.
âI think itâs tough when you are prepared to come one-down but eventually come in to bat at No 5 but still have to do things according to your teamâs requirement.
âYou have to be prepared for every situation when youâre playing the IPL and you canât complain later that you werenât batting in your position.â
Kishan also mentioned how speaking to legends like MS Dhoni and his MI skipper Rohit Sharma helped drastically to improve his game.
âI spoke to seniors like Rohit Sharma who told me not to worry and learn as much as possible from this season so that I know how to improve next year,â he said.
âI spoke to Mahi (MS Dhoni) bhai regarding both my batting and wicket-keeping skills. What had been happening is that once I would perform, I would often get a bit relaxed. He asked me to stay mentally tough and not get relaxed after a good game and continue with the same intensity."
Speaking On Mumbai Indians poor performance in the league stages, the wicket-keeper batsman mainly reasoned out the failure of the middle order which cost them in this yearâs IPL.
âI think there were a few errors that we (Mumbai Indians) made this season like a few miscommunications here and there but I think we still learnt a lot from each other. The top order was good with Surya and Lewis giving starts but lower down the order, in a couple of matches, it was not working well. But at the end of the day, we played well.â
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