Ishan Kishan and his teammates saw off Sri Lanka to claim the 2023 Asia Cup. The talented middle-order batter was among top Men in Blue players to inflict heavy damage on their hosts. Kishan spoke to interviewers about many interesting topics after India sealed another Asia Cup title.
What is Ishan Kishan’s Favorite Batting Position?
Kishan confesses that the middle-order batting position is his favored role in Team India. The skilled batter also praised his team performances throughout their game against Sri Lanka, hailing every player for mastering each role perfectly:
“Can’t do much when you have only 50 runs on the board. But thanks to the skipper. We know our roles, we know how to prepare for the World Cup. We are playing against Australia, and I will be batting in the middle-order.”
What Does Sunil Gavaskar Have to Say About Ishan Kishan’s Batting Position?
Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar also weighed in to the Ishan Kishan batting position commentary in a recent interview. He described several essential contributions of Kishan and how he could add value to the Indian cricket team in other areas:
“This is the beauty of being an opening batter. An opening bat can also slot himself down in the middle-order. It’s not easy the other way around. Ishan Kishan has shown, particularly with the way he kept his composure, the way he handled against Pakistan and got those 80-odd runs shows that he is not somebody who likes to go out and play his shots but he is somebody who applies his mind, reads the situation and plays accordingly,”
Ishan Kishan has been fully prepared for the middle-order batting position for weeks now, and it looks like those training sessions are finally paying off.
Will Ishan Kishan Be a Middle-Order Batter at the ODI World Cup?
Ishan Kishan made it to the final squad list for Team India ahead of ODI World Cup action. Fans and commentators now believe that Kishan could fill the middle-order batting role in this long-format cricket event. It won’t be surprising if Kishan appears in that role owing to his exciting performances at Asia Cup 2023.
Which Top Bowler Helped Siraj and Co. Achieve Victory in the Final?
Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan showed their stellar match-winning abilities against Sri Lanka, knocking off their target in an impressive 6.1 overs for victory. However, it was the bowling masterclass of Mohammed Siraj that caught the eye of fans, players, and commentators at this year’s final.
Siraj was able to complement the performances of Kishan and Gill by dismissing six (6) Lankan bowlers at this curtain closer. He got the better of Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, and Sadeera Samarawickrama in six deliveries and also got the skipper Dasun Shanaka to fold in the following over.
In total, Kishan has Siraj to thank for his performance as five Lankan bowlers got dismissed with no runs to their name. Kishan expressed his gratitude to India’s top bowlers after securing a record-extending Asia Cup title:
“The bowlers were on point today. I would like to give credit to bowlers. Siraj and Bumrah. It’s not easy to bat in the second innings. We were prepared for any challenge, we spoke about it in the team meetings. I always love to open, the total wasn’t much, so it was a big yes (when asked to open) from my side,”
Ishan Kishan Stats
Batting and Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
| Test | 2 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 52 | 78 | 91 | 85.71 | 0 | 1 |
| ODI | 23 | 20 | 2 | 837 | 210 | 46.5 | 821 | 101.94 | 1 | 7 |
| T20I | 29 | 29 | 1 | 686 | 89 | 24.5 | 564 | 121.63 | 0 | 4 |
| FC | 50 | 85 | 7 | 3063 | 273 | 39.26 | 4423 | 69.25 | 6 | 17 |
| List A | 100 | 94 | 7 | 3386 | 210 | 38.91 | 3599 | 94.08 | 5 | 19 |
| T20 | 169 | 161 | 10 | 4325 | 113* | 28.64 | 3306 | 130.82 | 3 | 24 |
(Stats are accurate as of September 18, 2023)
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Test | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODI | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20I | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 50 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 3.8 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20 | 169 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
(Stats are accurate as of September 18, 2023)
