Ishan Kishan has produced stellar in a rare opportunity by scoring a double hundred in an ODI innings. Kishan smashed 10 sixes and 24 boundaries in his knock to guide India to top. He added 290 runs with Virat Kohli for the second wicket.
Kishan is only the fourth Indian to score a double ton in ODIs. Only Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma had smashed over 200 runs for Team India in the past.
Post Kishan’s double hundred, cricket fraternity has hailed Kishan’s special knock.
“The wicket was too good to bat on. My intent was very clear – if the ball is there, I’ll go for it. I’m blessed to hear my name amid such legends. Still feel when I got out – 15 overs were left. Could’ve scored 300 also. Batting with Virat bhai, he has such good sense of the game. He was calming me down when I was in my 90s. I wanted to bring it up with a six, but he said to get it in singles as it’s your first. Had a chat with Surya bhai – he said when you bat before the game, you see the ball well. I didn’t take too much pressure on myself. Just wanted to make use of the opportunity,” said Kishan after the first innings.
Kishan is also just the seventh international cricketer to smash a double hundred.
