The young Indian wicket-keeper, Ishan Kishan played a flamboyant knock in the first T20I against Sri Lanka and he managed to churned-out immense praises from many former cricketers and fans. The left-handed batsman scored 89 from 52 balls and his innings included ten boundaries and three sixes. Legendary Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar had high praises for Ishan Kishan’s innings but also said that he would like to see the youngsters churning out more consistent performances for the country.

Sunil Gavaskar is of the opinion that the left-handed batsman should score consistently if he wants to be in the squad for the T20 World Cup which is to be taking place in Australia later this year.

During a chat on Star Sports, Sunil Gavaskar said, “Certainly the way he batted today, that does give the indication. But this is only the first game. In the three matches against West Indies, he didn’t quite look comfortable. That length, pace and bounce were all different. Here the bounce was below the shoulder, towards the midriff, making it easier for him.”

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He further added, “But not taking away anything from his innings, some of the drives and pull shots that he played were terrific, but this was one inning. Let’s wait for consistency. Let’s wait a couple of matches.”

Before the Sri Lanka series, Ishan Kishan was not able to connect the bat with the ball in all the games that he played against West Indies. The twenty-three-year-old batter could only manage to score 71 runs from three matches which is why Sunil Gavaskar feels consistency is the key for the youngster.

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Talking about the same, Sunil Gavaskar said, “Once the consistency is there, you can say that ‘this is the guy we want’ because he offers you three things – he is a wicketkeeper, he is a left-hander and he can bat at the top and also finish the innings as well batting at 5 or 6.”