'When we played in Bangladesh...' - Ishan Kishan spills beans behind his stunning catch against Sri Lanka

Ishan Kishan (Source: Twitter)

As 2023 dawned, following an uneventful 2022 that India had, the Men in Blue started off the new season in style with a two-run win over Sri Lanka in a cliffhanger at Mumbai. India were off the rails in the first innings at 94-5 before Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel got India out of trouble to take them to 162-5 in their 20 overs.

With the ball, Shivam Mavi created magic in his debut game and picked up 4-22 in his four overs. Umran Malik also picked up 2-27 in his four overs. These two were the main pillars of India. But Ishan Kishan also was very good with his keeping; he took a sensational catch to dismiss Charith Asalanka.

It was a short ball that climbed on Asalanka; he could not time the shot and it took the top edge. Kishan moved from the stumps all the way almost to fine leg to take the catch. He gets there and then makes a fabulous dive to complete the catch. Kl Rahul had made a similar attempt against Bangladesh in the first ODI but the ball popped out of his gloves at the last minute which cost India the game.

If I am going I will go all out: Ishan Kishan

After the match, there was a conversation which was recorded between Kishan and fielding coach T Dilip who were talking about the catch and also the mistakes that India made as a fielding side against Bangladesh. “I think we have seen when we played in Bangladesh in catches like these that calling was a problem,” Kishan said.

“My plan was to if I am going I will go all out which will avoid confusion hence I called out. Even during practice sessions, I was talking to Dilip Sir about the importance of calling in high catches. We practiced the high catches with the softball and all the hard work bore fruits,” The left-handed batter added.

The coach was mighty impressed with his ward's effort.“That was an important catch in context of the game. Asalanka does play well against us,” said Dilip. “The best thing I saw from outside as a fielding coach, to take a catch while running that much is very tough. We all know your speed is good, so it was fabulous to see that.” Dilip added.