It was a dream start for Ishan Kishan to his international career as he swapped a half-century in his debut match. Adding to that, he got an opportunity to bat alongside Virat Kohli in his debut match. Ishan Kishan and Kohli formed a solid partnership to hand India their first win in the second T20I against England. Ishan Kishan was replaced by Suryakumar Yadav in the 4th T20I as the southpaw picked up an injury.
IND vs ENG: Ramiz Raja applauds King Kohli
Pakistani ace Ramiz Raja gave his two cents about the partnership between Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan which helped India win the second T20I. Ramiz Raja stated that Ishan Kishan would have gathered tricks of experience while batting alongside Virat Kohli in the second T20I. Ramiz Raja went on to say that Virat Kohli is modern-day Viv Richards and that he is on a league of his own.
“He (Ishan Kishan) was lucky to have a partnership with Kohli because he is a modern-day great and in my view, he is a modern-day Viv Richards. It would have given Ishan Kishan confidence and we can expect a lot from him in the future,” Raja said on his YouTube channel.
Ramiz Raja also spoke about Ishan Kishan
“Ishan Kishan has great potential and talent. Ishan does terrific power-hitting, he is short-sighted but times the ball sweetly plays on both offside and leg-side, and hits sixes. On the day he is a game-changer and made a brilliant half-century on debut.
“He played with freedom and he has come in a great environment where the captain at the non-striker’s end claps on his every shot. He has been given the license that we are changing the direction of our batting and you go and hit sixes and fours. If you get out in the process, no problem,” he added.
“Unless you identify the outstanding performers of IPL and give the performers a chance, you won’t progress the way it should. India took the chance and it turned out to be great,” he concluded.
