Ishan Kishan was the most expensive player at IPL 2022 Auction, bought by MI for INR 15.25 crores..
Mumbai Indians spent a fortune of INR 15.25 crores to get the services of Ishan Kishan at the IPL 2022 mega auction, and the top-order batter has begun to reward the franchise's faith in him.
Despite the fact that MI's season began with a loss to Delhi Capitals, Ishan played a responsible inning, balancing aggression with care to score an unbeaten 81 off 48 balls at the Brabourne Stadium, which included 11 fours and 2 sixes.
He received rich praises from former India and MI spinner Harbhajan Singh.
“Ishan has come out as a mature player. When Rohit Sharma was out, he took the batting upon himself and decided that ‘I have to play till the end’. With this knock, he’s proven how capable he is as a batter," Harbhajan said on Star Sports show Cricket Live.
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He continued, “I am a fan of this guy. Once I bowled to this guy in a match and he hit two or four sixes against me. Watching him bat like that I was clear that he’s going to be an amazing player and now I sit back and enjoy his batting whenever he walks into the middle."
Irfan Pathan, the former India allrounder, also believes MI would be pleased with their decision to spend so much money on the youngster.
“Mumbai Indians team management will be the happiest after Ishan’s innings because they made a huge bid on him in the auction. The owners came up with a plan that ‘we’re going after Ishan no matter what.’ And what happened after that? Ishan did what they wanted, he not just started things off brilliantly but also finished for them. It was a mature knock from Ishan," he said.