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Ishan Kishan: Biography| Age| Girlfriend| Childhood| Career| Net Worth
A left-hand powerhouse like Ishan Kishan, who can shatter the bowling line-up of the opposition from the start of the innings, is one of the youngest talents that is groomed by veterans like Rahul Dravid in his early days. He is now slowly becoming a known face among the Indian masses, and after scoring his maiden ODI double hundred at the young age of 24, he is slowly making his place in the Indian team and would be seen frequently playing for the team. So how does a boy from Bihar make this far and what odds he faced to reach where he is today? Let’s look into his journey so far.
Childhood and Early life of Ishan Kishan:
Ishan Kishan was born on July 18, 1998, in Patna, Bihar, to Pranav Kumar Pandey (his father) and Suchitra Singh (his mother). He lived in Patna till 2013, but due to issues with the BCCI and Bihar Cricket Association, he moved to Jharkhand for better opportunities. His father is a builder by profession, and his mother is a homemaker. His early education happened in Bihar at Delhi Public School, and later he did his graduation from the College of Commerce, while he was building his cricket career.
Ishan Kishan’s Cricket Career:
Domestic Cricket:
After shifting to Jharkhand the young cricketer started playing for the state and during 2016-17 Ranji trophy he scored a record 273 runs in a match against Delhi which is still a record score of a Jharkhand’s batter against any team it was during Jharkhand’s match against Saurashtra where even after seeing his players collapsing in front of bowling attack of Saurashtra he scored 87 runs where his whole team collapsed after making just 168 runs and due to his exceptional performance with bat Rahul Dravid gave him a spot in the U-19 Indian team and he led the Indian team in the U-19 World Cup 2016 where he had a good campaign as a captain and Indian team reached to the final of that tournament sadly they couldn’t win the title and lost to West Indies.
IPL Career:
Without doing any delay, Gujarat Lions, now a defunct IPL franchise, inducted this left-handed player in the team in 2017, and he played the IPL that year, ending his IPL year with 277 runs in 11 matches he played. Later, he was bought by Mumbai Indians in 2018. He showed his capability of scoring quick runs when he hit a 17-ball fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders that year. He had a decent but not that effective year, but Mumbai Indians retained him in 2019 as well, but he didn’t impress that much. In 2020, he came out as the highest run scorer on the Mumbai Indians team.
International Career:
Ishan Kishan was named in the Indian team in 2021 when he got the opportunity to play for the Indian team against England, and on March 20, 2021, he scored his maiden T20I fifty in 32 balls. In June 2021, he was also selected for the tour of Sri Lanka and made his debut against Sri Lanka, scoring his maiden ODI fifty in his debut match. It was in December 2022 that he scored his maiden double hundred in ODI matches while playing against Bangladesh, and he also became the first batter to turn his maiden ODI ton into a double hundred. He scored 210 runs in 131 balls.
Some Records and Unknown facts about Ishan Kishan:
- At the tender age of 7, he captained his school team for the school cricket world cup in Aligarh.
- His elder brother Raj Kishan was also a state-level cricket player, but now he is a doctor by profession.
- His friends gave him the nickname “Definite” after the character of Zeeshan Qadri in the movie Gangs of Wasseypur.
- He almost lost his right eye during 2018 due to a throw by Hardik Pandya that hit his right eye.
- Ishan hit 14 sixes in a match in a Ranji Trophy match against Delhi, which is a record till now in domestic cricket.
- He became the first player from Jharkhand to score 273 runs against Delhi, which is the highest runs scored by any Jharkhand batter. He did this back in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.
- On December 20, 2022, he hit the fastest double hundred in the ODI match against Bangladesh.
- He Started his cricket career playing from Patna but shifted to Jharkhand later.
Ishan Kishan: Social and Personal Life
Ishan Kishan, being a young cricketer, is fairly active on social media, and due to his funny nature, he is quite popular among his fellow cricketers. He is being followed by 4 million Instagram users, plus he is closing in on 1 million on Twitter as well. He is currently in a rumored relationship with Indian model and actress Aditi Hundia. He has an elder brother named Raj Kishan who also loves playing cricket and has played cricket till state level, but due to some issues he couldn’t continue his career in that, but he always encouraged his younger brother Ishan to follow his dreams.
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What is Ishan Kishan’s Net Worth?
Ishan Kishan’s net worth is estimated to be around INR 45 crores, where the main source of income for the left-handed cricketer comes from playing cricket matches. In addition to that, he is associated with various brands from whom he earns huge sums of money, and the net worth would further increase in the future depending on his performance in the matches.
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