Many felt that it was harsh on the southpaw to miss out as the team management backed Shubman Gill. To his credit, Gill has been consistent over the past 12 months whenever he has received an opportunity and was excellent against Sri Lanka as well.
Speaking to Star Sports, Ishan Kishan explained why he respected the decision. He also spoke about the opportunity to bat in the Indian team’s middle-order and said:
“It did hurt a bit” - Ishan Kishan on snub against Sri Lanka
Ishan Kishan further elaborated on how well Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have played in recent times and why he needs to wait for his opportunity. He stated:
With KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer unavailable for the New Zealand ODIs, Kishan is likely to bat in the middle-order. It will be a different challenge as he has predominantly been deployed as a top-order batter. Here’s what Kishan had to say about it:
The first ODI of the series between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad began earlier on Wednesday (January 18). The Men in Blue, having won the toss, were 35/0 after six overs at the time of writing.
India’s Playing XI for first ODI against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj.
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