IPL 2021 / Ishan Kishan says talking to virat kohli boosted his confidence mumbai indians

Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 06, 2021, 07:14 AM
Sharjah | Saying goodbye to poor form, batsman Ishan Kishan, who was the architect of Mumbai Indians' victory by scoring an unbeaten 50 off 25 balls in the crucial match of IPL 2021 against Rajasthan Royals, said that Virat Kohli and Talking to Kieran Pollard regained his lost confidence. Ishaan, who scored just 107 runs in 8 matches before the match, was out of a few matches due to poor form. He made a comeback and scored an unbeaten half-century in 25 balls after playing 10 dot balls in his innings. Hit 5 fours and 3 sixes.

After the match, he said, 'It feels good to be back and scoring runs. We had taken the right fielding decision first because the ball was not coming on the bat well. I spoke to Virat bhai, Hardik bhai and Pollard, which brought back my confidence. Now we have to maintain this momentum in the next match.

There was talk of change in the World Cup team

Before this match, there was talk of change in the team selected for the T20 World Cup due to poor performance. Apart from Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya's performance was not good. But Ishaan has taken the pressure off the selectors by performing brilliantly in the match. However, till October 10, all the teams can make changes in the World Cup squad. Leg spinner Rahul Chahar will now be eyeing.

Mumbai Indians made 2 changes against Rajasthan Royals and both the changes were very good for the team. Ishan Kishan in place of Quinton de Kock and James Neesham in place of Krunal Pandya. Fast bowler Neesham did a great job. He conceded just 12 runs in 4 overs and took 3 wickets. Apart from this, fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile took 4 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs. He also received the match of the match award.

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