Ishan Kishan once again flourished in the India vs West Indies ODI series where he smashed his fourth consecutive half-century against the Caribbean opponent. Playing up the order, Kishan has flourished in the new role forming a formidable partnership with fellow opener Shubman Gill and has gone on to and Sanju Samson’s hopes of making it to the World Cup.
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Ishan Kishan once again proved why he is a better fit than Sanju Samson at the current moment. The destructive batter pounced on his chances to open for India and flourished extremely well by slamming his third consecutive fifty in the ODI series.
On the other hand, Sanju Samson can now potentially say goodbye to his dreams of making it to the World Cup squad. With KL Rahul set to be the designated keeper for India in ODIs, Kishan will be the ultimate backup, thereby shutting the door of the Indian team to Sanju Samson.
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India’s experiment regarding Ishan Kishan has been extremely successful. Ahead of the 2nd ODI, skipper Rohit Sharma said that they ar observing how each player adapts to a new role that has been given to a particular player. And it is safe to say that Kishan has flourished in his new role.
Shama himself gave away the opening spot and Kishan accepted it in fine fashion by slamming 3 consecutive fifties. With the young keeper having showcased his point it is safe to say that now it is game over for Samson.
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