Why Rahul Dravid lends His support to Ishan Kishan?
Team India has successfully won both the ODI and T20 Series of their recent home tour against the West Indies. This is the first official tour for India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. And it was a promising performance from all the players and this is something they will look to forward into their upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
The current side looked positive and they have a sorted playing 11 — This is a big plus point for the side keeping the T20 World Cup 2022 in consideration. They have plenty of young options and they even have some good backup options if needed.
In the recent IPL Mega Auctions 2022, Ishan Kishan has snapped the biggest deal of Rs 15.25 Cr from Mumbai Indians. In the recent T20 series against the Caribbeans, Kishan has opened for all 3 games but unfortunately failed to make stamp his mark in the series — where he has scored only 71 runs with an average of 23.66.
In the 3rd ODI game, India has experimented with a new batting opening pair, which featured Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad. Head Coach Rahul Dravid has spoken about the experiment and said the youngsters would not be judged on one series or one bad game.
Rahul Dravid has given an opinion stating — “This is a tough format. We are asking them to play high-risk cricket. We’re asking them to play shots all the time. And we don’t judge them on a few games. It’s not the way, it’s done. We try to give people as much as possible consistent runs. We’re trying to give them opportunities to play and not judge them on a game-to-game basis or on one series,”
He has backed Ishan Kishan and said — “Ishan has been picked on his potential, his performance. Yes, you cannot specify this many games. Sometimes it’s combination, sometimes it’s injuries,”
He has also added — “Never always give a player the same number of games, there cannot be a written number in stone whether it’s seven or six matches. Whether it’s Ruturaj Gaikwad or Avesh Khan today. We are not judging them on one game. They’re here because they perform and deserve to be here.”
“We like to give the players confidence in the group in and around the squad and that they are not going to be judged on one game. It’s always a tricky balance. But in the larger group, I’m not concerned about one-off series. In this format, it’s going to happen,” — Dravid added.
