The 23-year-old is considered one of the brightest young cricketers on the Indian circuit. He was the most expensive purchase at the IPL 2022 mega auction earlier this year, with MI buying him back for a whopping ₹15.25 crore.
Narrating a hilarious instance in relation to Dhoni’s hand gestures when he had just joined the Jharkhand team, Kishan said on the show “Breakfast with Champions”:
Continuing the story, the left-handed batter added:
On a serious note, the youngster revealed that he has picked up the finer points of wicketkeeping from the legendary cricketer. Giving an example, he said:
Although Rishabh Pant has succeeded Dhoni as India’s first-choice keeper-batter across all formats for India, Kishan has managed to play a few games in limited-overs. In fact, he scored fifties on both his ODI and T20I debuts.
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“Was wondering what Dhoni bhai has told him” - Ishan Kishan recalls bizarre dismissal against Imran Tahir
While Kishan has an impressive record in the IPL, he has had his struggles against spin. However, he recalled being dismissed by leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who was representing Chennai Super Kings in one of the editions, because he was wondering what advice Dhoni had given the bowler.
Speaking about the incident, the youngster said:
On what happened next, Kishan concluded:
The MI keeper-batter has been in excellent form in IPL 2022. He scored an unbeaten 81 off 48 balls against the Delhi Capitals and followed it up with 54 off 43 deliveries against the Rajasthan Royals.
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