‘Mere jaisa chakka koi nahin maar sakta’ says Ishan Kishan after scoring 93 against South Africa

Ishan Kishan played the best innings of his ODI career in the second game against South Africa in Ranchi. He came out to bat after India was struggling at 48/2, chasing 279. During his innings, he hit seven sixes and four fours. The left-hander was looking set to get his maiden hundred but was caught at deep midwicket after scoring 93 runs.

After India won the game, the former colts U19 skipper spoke to the media. During the interaction, he said that some players depend on strike rotation while others believe in boundary hitting. The Jharkhand player added hitting sixes is his strength. He also said that he doesn’t think too much about strike rotation.

“Rotate karne ki jaha tak baat hai toh wo kuch players ka strength hota hai, kini ka strength hota hai chhakka marna. Toh mere jaisa koi chhakka bhi itni jaldi nahi maar sakta, main bohut asaani se maarta hu. Wo mera strength hai. Toh agar main chhakke se hi kar leta hu kaam toh rotate ka utna sochta nahi hu. (Some players have the strength to rotate the strike, my strength is to hit sixes. I hit sixes effortlessly and not many can do that. If I do the job by hitting sixes, there’s no need to think about rotating the strike much),” Kishan said at the post-match media interaction after smashing 93 off 84 balls at his home ground.

There will be a few innings where I would need to rotate strike: Ishan Kishan

On the other hand, the wicketkeeper batter acknowledged that in the future, he might need to rotate strike a bit more. He further said that if the bowler has pitched the ball on a hitting length, he won’t hesitate.

“But ha bohut se aise innings ayenge jaha pe rotation bhi zaroori hoga, jaha pe wickets pahle girr gaye honge toh uske lie bhi practice karna zaroori hai but agar strength chhakka hai aur ball hai maarne layak toh maaro chhakka. (If your strength is hitting sixes then go for it, what’s the need of rotating the strike just for the sake of it. But yes there will be time when rotating the strike would be key with wickets falling at the other end),” Kishan said.