Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan
Personal information
Full name Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan
Born (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998
Patna, Bihar, India
Batting Left hand
Role Batsman and wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014-present Jharkhand
2016-2017 Gujarat Lions (squad no. 23)
2018 Mumbai Indians (squad no. 51)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 32 7 19
Runs scored 2097 150 277
Batting average 41.11 21.42 14.57
100s/50s 4/11 -/- 1
Top score 273 44 61
Balls bowled - - -
Wickets - - -
Bowling average - - -
5 wickets in innings - - -
10 wickets in match - - -
Best bowling - - -
Catches/stumpings 58/9 3/0 6/2
Source: Cricinfo, 4 March 2018

Ishan Kishan (born 18 July 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jharkhand.[1][2] In December 2015 he was named as the captain of India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] Ishan is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. In the players auction for the 2018 Indian Premier League Ishan Kishan was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs. 6.2 Crores.[4]

Biography

Ishan was born in Patna, Bihar. His father Pranav Kumar Pandey, is a builder by profession. Ishan's brother Raj Kishan, supported him in pursuing cricket as career. Due to registration issue between Bihar Cricket Association and the BCCI, Ishan started playing for neighboring state Jharkhand based on advice from a senior player and friend. As per Ishan's coach, his idols are former Indian team captain M.S. Dhoni and former Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.[5][6]

Career

On 6 November 2016, Ishan Kishan scored 273 runs against Delhi in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. This is the highest score by a player for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy.[7][8] He was the leading run-scorer for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 484 runs in six matches.[9]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Ishan Kishan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ↑ DY Patil T20 Cup: Ishan Kishan shines in ONGC's massive win
  3. ↑ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Ishan Kishan – Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2018 Player
  5. ↑ Kumar, Amrendra. "Ishan Kishan is a mixture of MS Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist". IBN Live cricket next. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Thygarajan, Roshan. "Ishan Kishan: Cool head with shades of Dhoni, Sehwag and Kohli". Wisden India. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ishan Kishan's 273 for Jharkhand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Delhi v Jharkhand at Thumba, Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Jharkhand batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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