Indian captain Rohit Sharma congratulated Ishan Kishan for turning into simply the fourth Indian to attain an ODI double hundred. Kishan adopted within the footsteps of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit himself.
The younger southpaw scored 210 runs off simply 131 balls in opposition to Bangladesh on Saturday, December 10. He additionally broke the document for the quickest 200 in ODI historical past within the course of.
Rohit himself has three double tons of to his identify in ODIs, together with the highest rating of all-time (264). He is aware of precisely the way it feels to succeed in such an enormous milestone.
The Indian skipper lately posted a photograph of Kishan celebrating his double hundred and left a witty caption that learn:
“Yeh membership ka mazza alag hai (Being part of this membership is totally different enjoyable), @ishankishan23 “
The teen obliged and replied with an equally witty remark. He wrote:
“Maza hello maza hai 🤝 (That is limitless enjoyable)”
Rohit Sharma’s damage gave Ishan Kishan a possibility to open
Ishan Kishan has been on the fringes of the Indian ODI group for fairly a while now.
He made his ODI debut in opposition to Sri Lanka final yr and has been touring with the second-string facet ever since. The 24-year-old scored a powerful half-century earlier this yr on the tour to Zimbabwe and in addition made an impactful 93 in opposition to South Africa at dwelling.
Rohit Sharma’s thumb damage dominated him out of the third ODI in opposition to Bangladesh and that gave Ishan Kishan a possibility to showcase his expertise.
The southpaw in all probability knew that he would not get many possibilities earlier than the ODI World Cup and made this opportunity rely with a large double hundred. This might put the cat among the many pigeons so far as different openers like Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan are involved.
I can’t put into phrases what I’m feeling proper now however I’ll attempt. I’m overwhelmed by the love, the messages, the needs. That is an innings that can keep in my coronary heart perpetually, a day that I received’t overlook, and these moments that I’ll all the time carry with me. Thanks for every part 🇮🇳 https://t.co/xlNzuWxA4w
Kishan has made it virtually unimaginable for the selectors and the group administration to miss his shows. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see how this knock modifications the panorama of India’s high order selections for the ODI World Cup subsequent yr.