‘Learn from Ishan Kishan’: A message from former India cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Ishan Kishan – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Vaibhav Sooryavanshi might have been among the early contributors for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy final, but it was captain Ishan Kishan who ultimately stole the show with a breathtaking double century against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Sooryavanshi opened the innings for East Zone and made a brisk 44 off 37 deliveries. During the match, former Indian cricketer and commentator Vivek Razdan took advantage of Kishan’s remarkable innings to offer some advice to the young batsman.“Sooryavanshi sahab, now you have to learn from players like Ishan Kishan. Once you are ready, you have to learn to play long innings,” Razdan said in the comments.The news came as Kishan continued to pile on the runs and turned the final into a one-sided contest.

Ishan Kishan occupies the east zone around 700

After resuming at 385/4, the East Zone batsmen showed no signs of slowing down. South Zone turned to the new ball in search of wickets but Mohammad Siraj and MD Nidheesh struggled to hit.Kishan immediately put pressure on the bowlers, collecting back-to-back boundaries against Siraj before taking on Nidheesh. Kumar Kushagra also joined the attack as the south zone rotated between pace and spin.Kushagra eventually completed his sixth first-class century, scoring 101 off 132 balls with eight fours and five sixes. His release shortly before lunch finally gave the South Zone a breakthrough.Kishan, meanwhile, remained completely in control.The East Zone captain repeatedly found gaps in the field and punished anything that was not tight. Even though South Zone introduced part-timers Devdutt Padikkal and Shaikh Rasheed, the flow of runs did not stop.Kishan brought up his double century from 270 balls and then went on the attack. He raced past the 250 mark before fatigue briefly forced him out of the field.East Zone continued their march towards a massive total, eventually crossing 600 and then 700. When Mohammed Shami was dismissed for a quick 28, Kishan returned to the crease with the possibility of an extraordinary triple century.

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Kishan’s chase of 300 finally ended when he was caught near the long-on boundary. The left-hander smashed 30 fours and seven sixes for a monumental 270 off 334 balls.His innings was the eighth highest individual score in Duleep Trophy history and formed the backbone of East Zone’s mammoth 708.Razdan has previously highlighted not only the quality of Kishan’s batting, but also the physical demands of staying at the crease for such a long period of time.“Every person present here at this moment stood up and applauded this innings. Because this is not just technique, it’s not just temperament, it’s also matchmaking. To stay there for so long in such heat and play such an innings. What an innings by Ishan Kishan.”Kishan’s marathon effort, along with Kushagra’s century, secured East Zone over 700 for only the third time in first-class cricket history at Chepauk.For Sooryavanshi, who had already struck with his 44, Razdan’s message was clear: scoring quickly is only part of the equation. The next step is to learn how to convert a start into a substantial innings, much like Kishan did in the Duleep Trophy final.