A couple of hours after getting his India cap, Ishan Kishan scored a half-century in his debut game to make the occasion even more special. The youngster reached his fifty off just 28 balls with back-to-back sixes off leg-spinner Adil Rashid, becoming only the second Indian batsman to re♓gister a half-century on his T20I 🍒debut.
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The record for the first India batsman scoring a half-century on T20I debut belongs to Ajinkya Rahane, who slammed 61 off 39 against England at the Old Trafford in Ma♕nchester on August 31, 2011.
At the post-match presentation, Ishan revealed that his 56-run knock was for his coach’s father, who passed away a few days ago.
“My coach’s dad passed away a few days back and this innings was for him. I wanted to prove myself because he said you have to score at least fifty for my Dad. So I want to dedicate this award to him,” Kishan said after he was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his scintillatinღg half-century inꦛ the second T20I against England that helped India win by seven wickets.
The⛎ southpaw also admitted that he would have loved to finish the game for his side, but is happy with what he was able to accomplish in his f🐟irst international appearance.
“Wanted to finish the game and I knew there was a senior player batting superbly at the other end. I was disappointed with the fact that I didn’t finish the game. I don’t know if I’m going to get this feeling again (on making India debut), but I’m really proud and happy and I want to thank all my coaches, seniors and everyone who helped me get here. Now it’s my time to show them what I’ve got. I had a lot of hunger in me for this innings,” Kishan added.
