Mumbai Indians prodigal batsman Ishan Kishan has stated that he is learning from Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya on how to keep opposition confused by a regular rotation of wickets. The 22-year-old, southpaw has registered 822 runs in the IPL.
He only got his first start of the IPL 2020 in their match against RCB and scored 99 runs to help his team to equal the target. He has 127 runs to his name in the IPL 2020, playing just two matches. The Mumbai Indians are at the top of the IPL table, playing four matches and winning two.
You have to know about your next move, you just cannot go out there and start hitting: Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan told that he has been learning a lot from the likes of Pollard and Pandya for the last three years. He stated that they need to have a game plan and just can’t go out there and start hitting.
“I think I have been working with the likes of Pollard and Hardik Pandya for the last three years, and I know how they plan the game, it is just not about power hitting, it is also about how they take the game to the last over, how they put pressure on the bowlers and how they rotate the strike.
“So this is something, I am really learning how to rotate the strike and keep the opposition confused. You have to know about your next move, you just cannot go out there and start hitting,” said Kishan told in a virtual press conference.
Mumbai Indians have the belief of never giving up: Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan has stated that the Mumbai Indians team always have the idea of never giving up. He says he has seen many situations where it looked like the team were going to lose, but they somehow found a comeback and that is because of their mindset.
“I think we have the belief of never giving up, I have seen many situations where we were stuck and we were thinking we would lose the game but still there was hope in every player that we have to get the game back from this situation. We have done it a lot of times, I see how players are working out every time, how they are putting efforts when we practice, it is something I learn from them.” said Ishan Kishan
Mumbai Indians are all set to lock horns with SunRisers Hyderabad on October 4 at the Sharjah cricket stadium.