Ishan Kishan 26th Birthday: India wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan celebrated his 26th birthday in a spiritual way by visiting the Shri Samadhi Mandir in Shirdi, Maharashtra. He sought blessings from Sai Baba on his special day and shared pictures of the visit on social media. This year has been challenging for Kishan in terms of his cricket career, but he is considered one of the most promising young talents in Indian cricket. Kishan holds the record for scoring the fastest ODI double century and has played many memorable innings for India.

Ishan Kishan's cricket career

Ishan Kishan faced notable setbacks in his cricket career this year. Along with Shreyas Iyer, he was dropped from the BCCI's annual contract list. Kishan was selected in the Indian squad for the South Africa tour across all three formats, but he opted out of the entire series citing personal reasons. As a result, he was also dropped from India's squad for the Afghanistan series as he did not confirm his availability. Additionally, despite not being part of the Indian team, Kishan skipped Ranji Trophy matches, which further affected his cricket participation.

Ishan Kishan is 26 years old

His last international appearance was during the 5-match T20I series against Australia in November where he scored a half-century. Kishan decided not to take part in Ranji Trophy matches for Jharkhand as then head coach Rahul Dravid made it clear that he would have to play domestic cricket to play for India.

Double century scored in ODI

Ishan Kishan was finally dropped from the annual contracts list released by the BCCI. His performance in the IPL was below his usual standards, scoring 320 runs in 14 matches at an average of 22.86 and a strike rate of 148.84. Despite these challenges, Kishan will be looking for redemption and aim to make a memorable comeback into the Indian team. However, given the current trends and competition for places, it will be challenging for him to secure a place in the white-ball team.