Kishan has had a fairly healthy domestic career so far and there have been occasional calls by experts who want him to be tried as a limited-overs keeper in the Indian team.
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians' Ishan Kishan in action during an IPL 2018 match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on May 16, 2018. (Photo: IANS)
In a recent development, wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan spoke about his first interaction with Sachin Tendulkar. Kishan joined Mumbai Indians in 2018 from Gujarat Lions. He stated that he met the legendary Indian batsman during a practice session in 2013.
“I still remember the time when I first met Sachin paaji (Tendulkar),” Kishan told Cricbuzz.
“He had come to see our practice session at Mumbai Indians. It was just after I got signed. I had been chatting with Rohit bhai (Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma) and told him about how I worshipped Sachin paaji all these years and now, suddenly he is in front of me.”
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Kishan revealed that it was his skipper who told him to have a chat with Sachin.
“Rohit bhai told me to go and have a chat. Fortunately, Sachin paaji himself came towards me to have a talk. I don’t think I heard anything that he spoke, I was just watching him speak,” he said.
Kishan has had a fairly healthy domestic career so far and there have been occasional calls by experts who want him to be tried as a limited-overs keeper in the Indian team.
“From my childhood, I just loved to play shots. Never really liked to leave the ball or defend it. Always loved to attack and liked the sound the ball made off the bat. I never got ruffled by the bowler’s height or pace. For me, it was always about where the bowler was going to land it, and how I would tackle that,” he said.
(With inputs from IANS)
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