'I know MS would...' - Ishan Kishan's coach reveals what MS Dhoni told the batter before he debuted for India

Ishan Kishan (Source: Twitter)

Ishan Kishan showed what he was made up of when he became the fourth Indian to slam a double hundred in ODIs. He also beat Chris Gayle’s record in terms of the least number of balls taken to score the double hundred. He scored the double century off just 126 balls. Gayle had taken 138 balls to reach the double ton when he played against New Zealand in the 2015 World Cup.

He made 210 runs off 131 balls in the end with 24 fours and 10 sixes. The Jharkhand batter’s coach Uttam Majumdar gave a sneak peek into his training regime and also what Mahendra Singh Dhoni told him before Kishan made his India debut. "Even before Ishan made his India debut, I know MS would tell him that if a talent like him doesn't play for the country for a long time, he will be doing injustice not to anyone else but himself", Majumdar said.

"His elder brother Raj Kishan was a very talented cricketer. But then the parents needed to take a call that one boy would pursue sport and the other education. So Raj being the elder sacrificed and pursued a medical degree", He added. "The first day Ishan came for training, he was so tiny, that I fed him with under-arm balls and that kid played perfect cover drives. The moment I saw a few cover drives from a six-year-old, I told Pranav ji, your son is special and he has to be unlucky if he doesn't play for India", he stated.

I always tell him past is history - Uttam Majumdar

Majumdar also went on to explain the science behind those lusty sixes that came during his record knock. "You saw those 10 sixes today and what you must have realised is the kind of power he generates despite such a small frame. It hasn't happened overnight. There would be months of training when he would bat two sessions and play at least 500 to 600 balls at the nets per day. Out of them, at least 200 balls were about dedicated power-hitting" Majumdar went on to say.

"I always tell him that the past is history. For me, the past has never mattered and that's what I always tell Ishan", He added. Thanks to that blazing knock, India made 409-8 in their 50 overs and then bundled out Bangladesh for 182 in 34 overs. India won the match and somehow managed to salvage their pride.

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