IND vs WI Live: Ishan Kishan FLOPS again – After a struggling 35 off 42 in the 1st T20, Ishan Kishan was backed heavily by skipper Rohit Sharma. But as it turned out, IPL 2022’s most expensive player at the auction continued his super flop show while Ruturaj Gaikwad was ignored again. Follow IND vs WI 2nd T20 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
While Ishan Kishan struggled against Roston Chase in the first T20 at the Eden Gardens, on Friday, his struggles were against Sheldon Cottrell. He tried to go big against him but failed to connect every time, even in the freehit. In the end, he departed on just 2 off 10 deliveries. Backing a struggling Ishan will be difficult in the 3rd match when an in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad is warming the bench.
IND vs WI Live: Most expensive player of IPL 2022 Ishan Kishan continues SUPER FLOP SHOW as Ruturaj Gaikwad ignored again
IND vs WI Live: Most expensive player of IPL 2022 Ishan Kishan continues SUPER FLOP SHOW as Ruturaj Gaikwad ignored again
His three knocks in the West Indies series will worry Mumbai Indians who picked Ishan Kishan for a whopping Rs 15.25 Cr at the IPL 2022 Auction, making him the most expensive player of this year’s auction.
But at the same time, Rohit Sharma who is also the Mumbai Indians captain will be very disappointed. After the first match, Rohit had a brief session with Ishan Kishan. He tried to advise him on how to go about on the tricky Eden Gardens pitch. But as it seems, he did not learn.
India won the 1st T20 on Wednesday but IPL’s costliest player at the auction Ishan Kishan did not have a match to remember. The 23-year-old scored 35 but struggled to rotate the strike against the West Indies bowlers. Captain Rohit Sharma wasn’t too pleased with the performance. After the game, Rohit took Kishan aside for his ‘SPECIAL CLASS’.
IND vs WI Live: Most expensive player of IPL 2022 Ishan Kishan continues SUPER FLOP SHOW as Ruturaj Gaikwad ignored again
Rohit especially told him that he needs to ‘ROTATE STRIKE & can’t get bogged down on slow wickets’. The chat was very animated with Rohit 1st looking little upset & then reassuring the youngster ‘he needs to ease down on the pressure’.
When quizzed about the same in the post match presentation, Rohit Sharma said, ”I have been talking to him (Ishan) for a long time now, when he was playing with Mumbai Indians in the middle order which wasn’t his natural position. We saw in Chennai when the pitch was slow he wasn’t able to get going.”
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— Rohit Sharma Fanclub India (@Imro_fanclub) February 16, 2022
The Indian captain added, “It’s just about rotating strike in the middle and with Ishan it’s just about getting some game time and wearing the blue and playing for India, there’s too much pressure. It’s our job to make sure that whenever he steps in he’s quite comfortable.”
IND vs WI Live: Most expensive player of IPL 2022 Ishan Kishan continues SUPER FLOP SHOW as Ruturaj Gaikwad ignored again
