Ishan Kishan, who hit a half-century on debut to help India beat England by seven wickets in the second T20 International, dedicated his knock to his coach's dad who died recently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kishan, opening the innings, blitzed his way to 56 off 32 deliveries to help his team bring the five-match series level at 1-1 after two games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"This innings is for my coach's dad who passed away a few days ago. I was speaking to him (coach) and he wanted me to score a century for his dad," said Kishan after the match on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The left-handed batsman from Jharkhand also thanked the seniors in the India team for backing him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Credit goes to my seniors who told me to go and express myself. It is not easy to come and play your first game against a quality side like England. Mumbai Indians taught me a lot and I want to continue the momentum," added Kishan who also said that he was disappointed for not finishing the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Mumbai Indians batsman was dismissed when India needed just 71 runs in 10 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I wanted to finish the game and I knew there was a senior player (Virat Kohli) batting superbly at the other end. I was disappointed with the fact that I didn't finish the game," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kishan termed his six off Tom Curran's first ball (in innings' sixth over) as the best shot. It was the six that got him rolling. Kishan picked a half-volley from outside the off and hit it over long on boundary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The shot that I smashed Tom for a six off his first ball, that was special. I don't know if I am going to get this feeling again (fifty on debut), but I am really proud and happy. I want to thank all my coaches, seniors and everyone who helped me get to this stage," he said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ishan-Kishan-dedicates-knock-to-coachs-dad,-says-Rohit-Sharm-words-helped-him1.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Ishan Kishan Dedicates Debut Knock To Coach's Dad", "alt_title": "Ishan Kishan Dedicates Debut Knock To Coach's Dad", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Ishan Kishan Dedicates Debut Knock To Coach's Dad On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Ishan Kishan, who hit a half-century on debut to help India beat England by seven wickets in the second T20 International, dedicated his knock to his coach's dad who died recently. Kishan, opening", "seo_keywords": "India vs England, Ishan Kishan", "tag": "", "tagging": "India vs England,Ishan Kishan,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "ishan-kishan-dedicates-debut-knock-to-coachs-dad", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1475", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-03-15 11:17:42", "updated": "2021-03-15 11:17:42", "img_from": "Ishan Kishan, Image Source: BCCI", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Ishan Kishan Debut, Rohit Sharma, India vs England, Team India, Ishan Kishan Coach", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "13", "jio_date": "2021-03-15 11:17:42", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-03-15 11:17:42", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ishan-kishan-dedicates-debut-knock-to-coachs-dad-72890" }