Ishan Kishan, who has been playing series for India for more than two years, has flourished. He batted amazingly in India vs New Zealand 2nd T20. Chasing the target of 209 at Raipur ground, he played an inning of 76 runs in 32 balls. Ishaan landed at number three and hit 11 fours and four sixes. After falling at two wickets for six, he made a strong partnership of 122 runs for the third wicket with captain Suryakumar Yadav (82 not out in 37 balls). India registered a spectacular victory by seven wickets in 15.2 overs. Ishaan was awarded the Player of the Match award.
This happened to Ishaan for the fourth time
Ishaan has been selected Player of the Match for the fourth time in his five-year international career. However, whether it is coincidence or bad luck, the 27-year-old cricketer has been lucky to win the Player of the Match award every time under a different captain. He became the Player of the Match for the first time in 2022 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. He then scored a half-century against England. He won the award for the second time in 2022 under Rohit Sharma. At that time Ishaan had played an inning of 89 runs against Sri Lanka. He won the third prize in T20 International under the captaincy of Surya. Ishaan was player of the match only once in ODI. He won this award in 2022 under KL Rahul. He scored a double century against Bangladesh. He has played 27 ODIs and 34 T20Is.
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What did Ishaan say after winning POTM?
After winning the Player of the Match award, Ishaan, who played explosive innings, said that sometimes you have to answer yourself whether you are worthy of representing the country or not. He said, “Today my entire focus was only on what I had to do. I have to keep myself in the right mental state. When you feel you are batting well, you just have to look at the ball and play with patience.” The left-handed wicketkeeper batsman, who made a comeback into the national team after his impressive performance in domestic cricket, said, ”I just wanted to score runs. Sometimes you do it for yourself, to get answers to your own questions about whether you deserve to play for India or not. The confidence I got from there (domestic cricket), I brought it here and it proved to be a good day for me.
