OC Exclusive: MS Dhoni or Adam Gilchrist? Ishan Kishan picks his favourite batter
Ishan scored his maiden double ton [Source: Associated Press]
India's wicket-keeper batter, Ishan Kishan has been in red hot form as of late. Earlier this month, the dashing batter slammed his maiden ODI double century, and continued the onslaught in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, wherein he scored a century for Jharkhand against Kerala.
In an exclusive interview with OneCricket, Ishan Kishan was put in the spotlight, wherein he talks about the influence of MS Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist, and who he picks as his favourite player.
MS Dhoni or Adam Gilchrist? Ishan speaks
"MS Dhoni has been my biggest inspiration, for sure. I loved Adam Gilchrist's batting and wicket-keeping but I have seen Dhoni (bhai) all around - off the field, on the field.
So the calmness that he has, the way he meets people, so these things also matters in life like how you function, and he has also helped me a lot with me being around so many people and how to take care of yourself."
A young Ishan Kishan was always compared to MS Dhoni and Ishan feels that its a privilege when people compare him with a legend of the game.
"In a positive way, I feel happy when people compare me with MS Bhai. That means that I've got something in me and people want me to see in his place. So, I feel like if I do even 70% of what he's done for our country, I'll be happy."
Ishan was also asked about the Fab-Four at the moment (Kohli, Smith, Root, Williamson), and he picked up Virat Kohli as the best of the lot.
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