Ishan Kishan achieves huge milestone, joins elite list with stellar performance against Afghanistan
Suspense Crime, Digital Desk : In a phenomenal display of batting against Afghanistan in the second ODI of the ongoing series, star Indian batsman Ishan Kishan became the fourth fastest Indian to complete 1000 ODI runs by innings.
India continues their ongoing ODI series against Afghanistan. Both sides squared off at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow for the second ODI on June 17. The Men in Blue came in to bat first and, despite the early wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal on just four runs, the pair of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan went on to deliver a sensational performance after two wickets had fallen. Kishan played a pivotal role, batting with Gill and developing a substantial partnership with the India skipper in Lucknow.
In the course of his innings, Ishan Kishan also reached the 1000 ODI run mark. Through his innings, Kishan has also etched his name as the fourth fastest Indian player to achieve the 1000 run mark by innings. Shubman Gill leads the charts, having reached the mark in 19 innings.
Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan follow in second place, having completed 1000 runs in 24 innings. Navjot Sidhu and Shreyas Iyer occupy the third position with 25 innings. Ishan Kishan now stands in fourth place with 26 innings.
Further, Ishan Kishan is the sixth fastest Indian to reach the 1000 ODI run mark by balls, having taken 966 deliveries to achieve this landmark.
Fewest innings to 1000 ODI runs (India)
19 Shubman Gill
24 Virat Kohli/Shikhar Dhawan
25 Navjot Sidhu/Shreyas Iyer
26 Ishan Kishan
Shubman Gill reflects on the toss
With the toss lost, skipper Shubman Gill addressed the press and spoke about the pitch conditions and how he would have opted to bowl had India won the toss.
"Honestly, we would have bowled first as well, because of our combination. We were forced to play with only five bowlers in this match. So, just because of that, we would have bowled first as well. It's all about just being in difficult situations and getting that experience. If you're chasing, have the habit of chasing the big scores, and if you're defending, how can we defend those low totals, and how clinical can we be with our bowling," Shubman Gill remarked at the toss.
