Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan

Personal information
Full name	Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan
Born	18 July 1998 Patna, India
Batting style	Left-Handed
Bowling style	Left-arm medium pace
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014-present	Jharkhand
2016-present	Gujarat Lions
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 10 7 14 Runs scored 736 150 235 Batting average 40.88 21.42 16.78 100s/50s 1/5 -/- -/- Top score 109 44 48 Balls bowled - - - Wickets - - - Bowling average - - - 5 wickets in innings - - - 10 wickets in match - - - Best bowling - - - Catches/stumpings 13/5 3/0 5/2
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2016

Ishan Kishan (born 18 July 1998) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Jharkhand.^[1] In December 2015 he was named as the captain of India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[2] Ishan is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Kishan is a part of the Gujarat Lions squad in IPL 2016.

Biography

Ishan was born in Patna, Bihar. His father Pranav Pandey, is a builder by profession. Ishan's brother Raj, supported him in pursuing cricket as career. Due to registration issue between Bihar Cricket Association and the BCCI, Ishan started playing for neighbouring state Jharkhand upon an advice by a senior player and friend. As per Ishan's coach Santosh Kumar, his idols are current Indian team captain M.S. Dhoni and former Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.^[3][4]

References

1. "Ishan Kishan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
2. "Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
3. Kumar, Amrendra. "Ishan Kishan is a mixture of MS Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist". IBN Live cricket next. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
4. Thygarajan, Roshan. "Ishan Kishan: Cool head with shades of Dhoni, Sehwag and Kohli". Wisden India. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

External links

• Player profile: Ishan Kishan from ESPNcricinfo
• Ishan Kishan on Twitter
• Ishan Kishan's Facebook Page