Ishan Kishan Equals MS Dhoni in Big Record After India Pakistan Clash

India went against Pakistan in the El Clásico clash, and came out on top in style. Ishan Kishan, who made a comeback in the New Zealand series, played a special knock in this game. With this, he has now joined a record list of Indian wicket-keepers, which also has the name of MS Dhoni.

Here are the other players who have won the POTM in the ICC events as an Indian wicket-keeper.

This record was first achieved by Farokh Engineer back in the 1975 World Cup. He achieved this record against a team, whose name many fans may not have even heard. It was the clash between India and East Africa in the early stages of the tournament. With East Africa batting first, the Indian bowlers were able to take the upper hand.

Madan Lal was able to take 3 wickets, while Syed Abid Ali and Mohinder Amarnath took 2 wickets each. East Africa ended up being all out at the score of 120 in 55.3 overs. Farokh Engineer, the wicket-keeper of the team, was able to take a catch in the first innings of the game. He helped India to dismiss the East African skipper, Harilal Shah.

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Later with the bat, Engineer played a crucial role. He went on to score 54 runs off 93 balls, which helped India to win the game with 10 wickets remaining. Engineer also scored 7 fours in his knock, powering India to the win, which also helped him to take the POTM award.

After Farokh Engineer, it took decades for someone else to join this list. And it was none other than India's greatest white ball captain, MS Dhoni. In the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni achieved this in the final clash against Sri Lanka. India was bowling first in this game and they had the upper hand against Sri Lanka in the initial phases.

But Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene went off to have a beautiful stand which took Sri Lanka to a commanding position. The team scored 274 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, and these wickets included a catch and a run out done by Dhoni. When India came to bat, the openers didn't do well.

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But Kohli and Gambhir had a great stand which put India at the score of 114/3 in 21.4 overs when Dhoni stepped in. He went on to score 91 runs off 79 balls in this chase, and even finished the game with a six. This match winning shot and an impressive knock helped him to be the POTM in this game.

KL Rahul was the next player to join this list after MS Dhoni. He did this in India's first clash of the 2023 edition against Australia. Australia was batting first in this game and they managed to score just 199 runs. Since the target was short, fans thought it would be easy to achieve for the Indian team.

But India had a troubling start, as they were put at the score of 2/3. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli had an impressive stand which took India close to the win. Rahul went on to score 97 runs in this game and even finished it with a six. India won the game by 6 wickets and KL Rahul was able to start off the campaign with a POTM award.

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The target seemed impossible for Pakistan to chase, as they were quickly losing wickets. Usman Khan came out as a set batsman, but he was stumped out by Axar Patel, with Ishan Kishan handling the stumps from behind. Ultimately, India was able to win this game by 61 runs and Ishan Kishan received his POTM award.