Ishan Kishan
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
18 July 1998 Patna, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Left-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-present | Jharkhand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-present | Gujarat Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Cricinfo, 17 September 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ishan Kishan (born 18 July 1998) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Jharkhand.[1] In December 2015 he was named as the captain of India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] Ishan is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Kishan is a part of the Gujarat Lions squad in IPL 2016.
Biography
Ishan was born in Patna, Bihar. His father Pranav Pandey, is a builder by profession. Ishan's brother Raj, supported him in pursuing cricket as career. Due to registration issue between Bihar Cricket Association and the BCCI, Ishan started playing for neighbouring state Jharkhand upon an advice by a senior player and friend. As per Ishan's coach Santosh Kumar, his idols are current Indian team captain M.S. Dhoni and former Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.[3][4]
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.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Ishan Kishan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, Amrendra. "Ishan Kishan is a mixture of MS Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist". IBN Live cricket next. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ Thygarajan, Roshan. "Ishan Kishan: Cool head with shades of Dhoni, Sehwag and Kohli". Wisden India. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ishan Kishan's 273 for Jharkhand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Delhi v Jharkhand at Thumba, Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.