Young wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan has joined his franchise Mumbai Indians ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
Ishan Kishan made a brilliant start to his international career. He made his debut in the second T20I of the five-match T20I series against England and registered a scintillating 32-ball 52 knock, which included four sixes and five boundaries.
He also featured in the 3rd T20I but fell early after he scored only 4 runs and then missed the last two matches of the series because of a niggle.
However, after the completion of the T20I series, young wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan joined his IPL team Mumbai Indians (MI). Since this is a bubble-to-bubble transfer, the left-hander won’t have to undergo another quarantine and can begin his preparations for IPL 2021.
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Mumbai Indians took to their Twitter handle to welcome Ishan Kishan and wrote:
"Straight from national duty... He's come home! Welcome, @ishankishan51 #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians,”
After playing only 7 games in IPL 2019, Ishan Kishan was one of the mainstays for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020. He scored 516 runs from the 14 matches at a stunning average of 57.33 and a strike-rate of 145.76.
Mumbai Indians would be hoping that Ishan Kishan continues from where he left off in IPL 2020 as they will look to clinch their 6th IPL title.
(Hindustan Times inputs)
