IPL 2025: File photo of Ishan Kishan ans Ruturaj Gaikwad© AFP
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that Ishan Kishan has the most important opportunity to revive his profession within the upcoming IPL 2025 after being picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the mega auction. Chopra expressed his surprise at how Kishan has completely disappeared from the national selectors’ radar, despite his proven ability with the bat. “For whatever reason, he has completely disappeared from the radar. It looks like nobody is talking about him or understanding his importance. He even played within the Ranji Trophy and scored runs there, he’s doing every part, but nobody is even talking about him,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
Kishan, who was released by Mumbai Indians (MI), was bought by SRH for Rs 11.25 crore within the IPL auction last November. Nonetheless, SRH already has a robust opening combination in Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, who were amongst probably the most explosive openers last season. This implies Kishan could possibly be slotted into the No. 3 position, a job he has played occasionally but will not be his natural position.
Despite scoring a record-breaking ODI double century (210 off 131 balls) against Bangladesh in December 2022, Kishan was dropped from the playing XI, with Shubman Gill preferred because the opener. Since then, he has struggled to search out a spot within the squad across all formats.
Within the wicketkeeper-batter category, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Sanju Samson have been preferred over him in international cricket. Kishan also lost his BCCI central contract last yr.
“You may are available reckoning once more. A keeper-batter who can open or bat in the highest order, that is gorgeous. Gautam (Gambhir) is anyway saying that they’re all bogeys in a train; everyone has to go to the identical destination, and it doesn’t make a difference whether a bogey is in front or on the back. That mainly means batting order doesn’t exist in Indian cricket anymore,” Chopra elaborated.
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