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Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is representing Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025 and scored a century in his first match for the franchise.
(From left) Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma (Agencies)
Ishan Kishan is on a mission to earn back his place in the Indian cricket team. The wicketkeeper-batter was snubbed by the BCCI from its annual contract list last year after he skipped domestic cricket for Jharkhand. There was plenty of controversy behind the decision especially since Ishan had pulled out midway from India’s tour of South Africa in December citing travel fatigue.
He later opened up on the ‘tough’ phase of his career vowing to stay in the present and keep giving his best. Later in 2024, he released by his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians ahead of the mega auction where Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him for a mammoth Rs 11.25 crore.
There was high anticipation around his inclusion in the power-packed batting lineup of SRH that already boasted of the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen and Travis Head.
And Ishan didn’t disappoint as on SRH debut in IPL 2025, he blasted a century in a high-scoring contest which his team went on to win.
In an interview with IPL broadcaster JioHotstar, Ishan has opened up on his first impressions of the franchise. “I was quite attached to Mumbai Indians because I was with them for seven years. I got goosebumps after joining SRH, everything was orange. This is a new experience. The atmosphere is completely different from what I was expecting. There’s calmness, clarity and everyone is very helpful. I am loving it,” Ishan said.
So far, Ishan has scored 136 runs in six innings for SRH at a strike-rate of 174.35.
When asked about his favourite player growing up and today, Ishan said, “I never had any one favourite player. It was always a bunch of players. When I was 18, it was Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin (Tendulkar) sir. Today, my favourite is Virat Kohli.”
Ishan counts Abhishek Sharma, Abhinav Manohar and Zeeshan Ansari among his favourite SRH teammates.
The 26-year-old also talked about his favourite food. “It’s always biryani. Wherever I go, If I am feeling good, I order biryani. If I am feeling bad, I order biryani,” he said.
