The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli termed the debutant Ishan Kishan “a fearless character” after the latter’s fiery knock of 32-ball 56 which helped India beat England by seven wickets in the second T20I against England in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Kohli, who himself smashed 73 off just 49 balls and became the first player in men’s cricket to surpass the tally of 3000 T20I runs, praised Kishan for taking calculated risks.
During the post-match presentation, Virat Kohli said, “Special mention to Ishan the way he batted. I tried to do what I can but he kept following his instincts and it was a quality innings on debut. He is a fearless character & should continue to back his instincts.”
💬 "He is a fearless character & should continue to back his instincts."
High praise for T20I debutant @ishankishan51 from #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli 👏🏻👏🏻@Paytm #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/88LNmrAZsp
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 14, 2021
The Indian skipper further added, “When you play in the IPL with such dominance like he has… He is a fearless character and he knew that he was hitting the ball well. He is very calculated and not restless.”
Together, Kohli and Kishan added 94 runs for the second wicket in just nine overs and made sure that the target of 164 runs looked very meager as the hosts won the match by 7 wickets and a couple of overs to spare.
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Talking about his partnership with Ishan Kishan, Kohli said, “Today that counterattacking innings from him and that partnership was needed.”
These two superstars stole the show 🔥💥 Welcome to international cricket, Ishhuuu 😘 @imVkohli @ishankishan51 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/r9W4Apx6F8
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) March 14, 2021
India managed to restrict the visitors for a low score owing to some brilliant bowling from Washington Sundar (2/29), Shardul Thakur (2/29), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/28) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/34).
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After restricting England to a sub-par total, Kishan attacked from the start of the innings even as he lost his opening partner KL Rahul for a duck. Kishan was one of the two debutants for India in this match. Suryakumar Yadav also made his debut on Sunday.
