Ishan Kishan ‘not so happy’ with his finishing against West Indies

WI vs IND: Batting first, India stitched up a score of 351 runs in their 50 allotted overs with Kishan, Shubman Gill (85), Hardik Pandya (70) and Sanju Samson (51), all scoring half centuries in the process

India's Ishan Kishan plays a shot against West Indies during the first ODI cricket match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Thursday, July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

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Pocket dynamo Ishan Kishan said he was “not so happy” with his 77-run knock in the third ODI at Guyana as the 25-year-old felt he could have stayed and scored a bigger score.

Batting first, India stitched up a score of 351 runs in their 50 allotted overs with Kishan, Shubman Gill (85), Hardik Pandya (70) and Sanju Samson (51), all scoring half centuries in the process. But despite their good start, none of them were able to convert it to a century – a fact that Kishan felt was a missed opportunity.

Speaking after India’s win Kishan said, “Not so happy with the finishing that I gave. I was supposed to score big after being set. That’s what my seniors told me, I should’ve stayed in and scored big. That’s what I’ll try next time, I’ll get set in the middle and score big.”

The Jharkhand player looked in ominous form only before he charged down the track to leg-spinner Yannic Cariah and was stumped. “It’s important at this level to get set. It’s important to forget the last game and start from 0. I was thinking of taking it one ball at a time,” he said. Kishan scored three half-centuries in the three games of the ODI series.

India went into the game 1-1 and ended up thrashing West Indies by 200 runs in the final ODI. “Always important to win at this level, the learnings from these games are important. We were looking to get early wickets, and didn’t let any ball go. Everyone is looking very positive,” Kishan said.

“I’ve played a few tournaments here and I know how the wickets play here, not really thinking about the next T20 world cup. Focusing on the upcoming tournaments, you know how one tournament can change your life. We’re just focusing on that now,” Kishan added.

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