New Delhi
Regular skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are quite a few notches above him in terms of sheer quality and Ishan Kishan knows only too well that he can’t just ask the world-class duo to drop themselves from playing XI in order to accommodate him.
The Indian team management looks at Kishan as a specialist opener, knowing that he isn’t the one blessed with a power game to negotiate the variations during the back-end of T20I games.
After his 48-ball-76 in a losing cause against South Africa, which was blazing most of the time and scratchy in some parts, Kishan pledged to control the controllable. I think they (Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul) are world-class players and I won’t ask for my spot when they are there in the team. They have scored so many runs for our country, I cannot ask them to drop themselves and make me play in the first place, Kishan said at the post-match press conference.
My job here is to give my best in the practice session. Whenever I get my opportunity, I have to prove myself or do well for the team. I focus more on that on what I have to do, Kishan added.
For him, it is all about performing whenever he gets an opportunity and allowing the coaches and selectors to do their job.
I have to keep doing my thing, it’s up to the selectors and the coaches whatever they think, but my job is to give my best whenever I get my chance, he added.
