“Dream debut”: Yuvraj Singh reacts to Ishan Kishan scoring half-century on T20I debut vs England

Yuvraj Singh reacts to Ishan Kishan: The former Indian all-rounder eulogized the debutant batsman for making a statement.

During the second T20I of the ongoing England’s tour of India in Ahmedabad, India opening batsman Ishan Kishan scored a half-century on debut to make the most the opportunity provided to him.

Opening the batting with Lokesh Rahul (0) in a 165-run chase, Kishan got going by flicking his first delivery in international cricket for a boundary.

Kishan, who followed it up with a pull off Tom Curran in the next over, then attacked the same bowler in the last over of the powerplay hitting him for a couple of boundaries and a six.

Following captain Virat Kohli in the seventh over, Kishan also hit England all-rounder Ben Stokes for a six as the English bowlers seemed to be clueless against the debutant.

It was in the 10th over of the innings Kishan attacked England spinner Adil Rashid to his him for two consecutive sixes to register a 28-ball half-century. In addition to scoring runs, the dominating manner in which Kishan scored them spoke highly of his skill.

Having shared a 94-run partnership alongside Kohli, Kishan justified the team management’s decision of opening with him in place of Shikhar Dhawan by scoring 56 (32) with the help of five fours and four sixes.

Yuvraj Singh reacts to Ishan Kishan scoring half-century on T20I debut

What a dream debut for @ishankishan51 absolutely fearless about his game ! That’s the beauty of playing ipl at a young age you just used to the atmosphere and you go and express your self ! !! And skipper is back with some class of his own !!@imVkohli #ENGvIND t20

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 14, 2021

How Twitterati reacted:

Chha geya @ishankishan51 🔥🔥 #INDvsENG

— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) March 14, 2021

Young man @ishankishan51 what a knock.. keep going youngster 💪 surely a great future ahead.. All the best #specialtalent #INDvENG

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 14, 2021

and you thought only young indian left handed keeper batsman was going to take the world by storm this season #INDvENG

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 14, 2021

This is what I always say IPL is the link between domestic and international cricket. The way @ishankishan51 is batting, it doesn’t look like he is playing his first game for India. @BCCI #INDvsENG

— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) March 14, 2021

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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