India keeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been in some sensational form for a month or two. He had an excellent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he struck two hundreds, and started he Vijay Hazare Trophy with a bang as well. In the opening encounter of the tournament, he struck 125 from 39 deliveries, which included 7 fours and 14 sixes.
Ishan Kishan hits purple patch
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh heaped heavy praise the young batter, who has been included in India squad for the T20 World Cup. “He’s (Ishan) small in stature, but he hits such big shots,” said Harbhajan in a video on his YouTube channel. Harbhajan also added how Kishan have a masterclass to the ex-star.
“I had already recognized his talent earlier. I had come to play a match with him once. I remember it clearly, it was an exhibition match in Mumbai. I was bowling. I bowled one ball a little slower, and he played it slightly late towards the covers. The next ball he went down on one knee and hit it for a four there.
Harbhajan Singh saw a star early
“Then I said to myself, ‘Okay, now I won’t bowl slow to him, I’ll bowl fast.’ I bowled a fast delivery. The ball was a bit wet. But the moment the ball left my hand, he went down and played a reverse sweep. I remember that very clearly,” he added. To add to that, Bhajii went on to say, that Kishan hit him better than even Kevin Pietersen.
“I said, this guy is an amazing player. I mean, even Kevin Pietersen didn’t hit me like that with a reverse switch hit the way this young boy did. I said, this is a special talent. After that, recently he wasn’t in the team, but as I said, I’m really happy to see him back in the side because he has a lot of power. He is a very, very strong player. He’s young, but he plays with great maturity.”
