With Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill on high, no likelihood of Ishan Kishan opening: Irfan Pathan

India vs New Zealand: Ishan Kishan won’t be able to get a place on the high of th Indian batting order until Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are there, feels former all-rounder Irfan Pathan.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 17, 2023 16:21 IST

Should Ishan Kishan get an opportunity at quantity 4 for India? (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Ishan Kishan won’t be able to interrupt into the highest order of the Indian white-ball staff, feels former all-rounder Irfan Pathan. In a dialogue at Star Sports, the all-rounder stated that Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma can’t be displaced going into the ODI World Cup, and so can’t be Virat Kohli. This basically implies that Kishan should discover his place within the middle-order of the Indian staff.

“He will not play at the top because you don’t want to touch Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill at the top. Virat Kohli will be at No. 3. So where do we have a place, at No. 4?” Irfan Pathan requested.

“The discussion will be only between No. 4 and No. 5. I don’t see Ishan Kishan batting below No. 4. The Indian team might do that but he bats up the order, you can get him to bat maximum at No. 4 but not below that,” the previous participant additional added.

Stating that Shreyas Iyer ought to drop himself down to regulate Ishan, Pathan stated that it was the one place to play the explosive left-hander.

“I feel he might get a place at No. 4, Shreyas Iyer might have to go slightly down,” Pathan stated.

On 17 January, Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India introduced that Iyer had been dominated out of the 3-match collection owing to again damage. While Madhya Pradesh’s Rajat Patidar ahas been drafted in his stead, it’s potential that Ishan Kishan slots into the fourth place within the batting line-up.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Jan 17, 2023