Ishan Kishan became India’s reliable wicketkeeper batsman, has been a fan of MS Dhoni since the beginning

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Left-handed batsman Ishan Kishan can bat at any position from number one to number five and always makes his presence felt as a wicketkeeper. This is the reason why he is included in the Indian team for the World Cup as the second wicketkeeper batsman after KL Rahul.

However, Kishan’s journey to reach here was not easy. He left Patna and settled in Ranchi to get better facilities in cricket. Jharkhand fast bowler and Kishan’s friend Monu Kumar said, ‘He has been a ‘fighter’ since the beginning and his opinion about making a career in cricket was clear. The area where he practiced was very close to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s house and he always wants to follow Mahi Bhai’s footsteps and always watches his videos.

He said, ‘Fortunately, the JSCA stadium was ready in 2013, which helped him improve his game.’ Former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Kiran More, who worked with Kishan at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) since 2018, also praised the Jharkhand player.

More told PTI, ‘I was at NCA for the wicketkeepers’ camp and players like Kishan and Sanju Samson were included in that batch. Kishan is a very agile player and even at that age his wicketkeeping was excellent.

More said that he did not make any significant changes in Kishan’s game and only made some improvements. He said, ‘He was a natural player. I told him about his head position and sitting position as a wicketkeeper.

More further said that apart from this, we also did some work on the position of catching the ball. Even when I joined Mumbai Indian, we worked on some things. He is always ready to learn something new.

Kishan usually got a chance to play in the top order in ODIs, but when he was dropped at number five in the Asia Cup against Pakistan, he played a brilliant inning of 82 runs in difficult conditions.

After this, some former cricketers asked him to give priority to KL Rahul during the World Cup. KL Rahul is also a part of the team. Now on Sunday it will be interesting to see whether India gives a chance to Rahul or Kishan in the match against Pakistan.

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