Ishan Kishan, who owns the record of smashing the fastest double hundred in ODIs, spoke about his idols MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag in this tell-all interview with One Cricket.๐๐
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00:00Now, when I watch my highlights, I think about,
00:02okay, 15 overs were there, maybe I could have gone for 300.
00:06Maybe I bat like this because I watch a lot of his highlights,
00:09like the way he smacked all the bowlers,
00:11whoever it was, Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar,
00:13whoever it was, he smacked everyone.
00:15Dhoni bhai, I have seen him all around,
00:17like what he does off the field, on the field.
00:19So, the calmness and everything, the way he meets everyone.
00:22I got that double 100, but, you know, when I completed that,
00:25next day only, my mom called me and she said that,
00:28okay, now it's done, you should forget about it.
00:43Do you still pinch yourself that what has happened just last week?
00:46Yeah, sometimes I do, obviously, I can't deny that.
00:49I do that, okay, I scored double century
00:52and I got my name around Sachin bhaji,
00:55Viru bhaji and Rohit bhai.
00:58So, I want to make more 200s,
01:01but at the same time, I do feel special sometimes
01:03when I think about scoring that double 100 against Bangladesh.
01:06But you spoke about that, it could have been triple 100.
01:10I know, there were still 15 overs to go.
01:13So, right now, when I watch my highlights,
01:15I think about, okay, 15 overs were there,
01:17maybe I could have gone for 300,
01:20but I think my wrist was gone.
01:23Do you think that's Viru model because your batting is like that?
01:26Okay, no, if not this time, next time.
01:29There is always a next time for someone like you.
01:30Maybe I bat like this because I watch a lot of his highlights,
01:34like the way he smacked all the bowlers,
01:36whoever it was, Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar,
01:38whoever it was, he smacked everyone around the ground.
01:41So, maybe I got that instinct,
01:43something like I want to play in an attacking mode.
01:47Maybe I got it from him, maybe.
01:48And I used to watch Gilchrist also as an opener.
01:52So, who has been the biggest inspiration?
01:54Gilchrist or MS Dhoni?
01:56MS Dhoni, for sure.
01:57Because, yeah, I love his batting,
02:00Adam Gilchrist and his wicket-keeping,
02:02but MS Bhai, Dhoni Bhai, I have seen him all around,
02:06like what he does off the field, on the field.
02:08So, the calmness and everything, the way he meets everyone.
02:12So, these things also matter in life,
02:14like how you function, how you get to know
02:16about such a big player who functions in what way.
02:20So, I think he has helped me a lot also
02:23with me being around so many people,
02:26how to take care of yourself
02:28when you are around so many people.
02:30But it must not have been easy
02:32for a young Ishan Pichai growing up in Jharkhand,
02:35being the wicket-keeper batsman,
02:36and everyone saying that you are the next Dhoni.
02:39How you dealt with that kind of expectation?
02:42I think I take it very, like, in a positive way.
02:45I feel like, okay, when people are considering me
02:47with MS Bhai, like, that means I got something in me.
02:52That's why they want me to see at his place.
02:54So, I just feel like if I do what he has done for our country,
02:58if I do 70% of that, I'll be happy.
03:00Because he has done enough, he made us win World Cup,
03:04T20 World Cup one day, Champions Trophy.
03:07So, there are so many things, but at the same time,
03:10even I want to be there in that situation
03:12where I make my team win.
03:13A lot of people these days talk about, you know,
03:15the fierce competition among the wicket-keepers.
03:18We just try and help out each other,
03:20like, how you can be a better player.
03:22Because at the end of the day, all of us know
03:24that we are going to represent our country.
03:26So, if India wins, we are happy about it.
03:29Not that I scored 100, or Sanju scored 100,
03:31or Rishabh scored 100.
03:33So, we just think about helping each other.
03:35If we have any doubt, we do talk to each other about it.
03:38It's not like we're always in that mode,
03:40okay, he's scoring runs.
03:41We just want to focus on ourselves,
03:44how we can get better day by day,
03:45and how we can help our country win the game.
03:48Life has changed since that double 100.
03:50Has Ishan Kishan changed as a player?
03:52Obviously, not as a player.
03:54I think I'm still the same player.
03:56Maybe I got that double 100,
03:58but, you know, when I completed that,
04:00next day only, my mom called me,
04:02and she said that,
04:03okay, now it's done.
04:04You should forget about it. It's okay.
04:06You have to go to Sri Lanka, and you should focus.
04:09No, actually, she said that
04:10you're going for Ranji Trophy match,
04:12so please make sure you score a 100 there also,
04:14and you make your team win.