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Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan
Personal information
Full name Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan
Born (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 18)
Patna, Bihar, India
Batting style Left-Handed
Bowling style Left-arm medium pace
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
2014-present Jharkhand
2016-present Gujarat Lions
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 10 7 19
Runs scored 736 150 277
Batting average 40.88 21.42 14.57
100s/50s 1/5 -/- -/-
Top score 109 44 48
Balls bowled -5 - -
Wickets - - -
Bowling average - - -
5 wickets in innings - - -
10 wickets in match - - -
Best bowling - - -
Catches/stumpings 13/5 3/0 6/2
Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2016

Ishan Kishan (born 18 July 1998) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Jharkhand. In December 2015 he was named as the captain of India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Ishan is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Kishan is a part of the Gujarat Lions squad in IPL 2016.

Ishan was born in Patna, Bihar. His father Pranav Pandey, is a builder by profession. Ishan's brother Raj, supported him in pursuing cricket as career. Due to registration issue between Bihar Cricket Association and the BCCI, Ishan started playing for neighbouring state Jharkhand upon an advice by a senior player and friend. As per Ishan's coach Santosh Kumar, his idols are former Indian team captain M.S. Dhoni and former Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.

On 6 November 2016, Ishan Kishan scored 273 runs against Delhi in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. This is the highest score by a player for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy.


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