India vs England: “You want someone like Ishan Kishan at the top to put pressure on bowlers,’ says Dinesh Karthik

India vs England: “You want someone like Ishan Kishan at the top to put pressure on bowlers,’ says Dinesh Karthik

Flamboyant Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan made a terrific international debut with a half-century in his maiden T20I game. The 22-year old smashed 56 off just 32 deliveries to become the second Indian batsman to score a fifty on debut.

Veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman and Tamil Nadu skipper Dinesh Karthik also hailed the youngster after his performance against England. Karthik said that the ‘Men in Blue’ need a top-order batsman like Kishan to put pressure on the opposition. 

Speaking to Sky Sports alongside England speedster Stuart Broad, Karthik said: “His ability to trust himself to hit those big six irrespective of the ball being bowled is what sets him apart and that’s what a power player is. You want somebody like that at the top of the order who can put pressure on the bowlers. He put pressure from ball one on Jofra.”

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The India wicketkeeper-batsman also leapt praises for India’s bowlers at the death. “[Impressed by] just how clever they were towards the back end of the innings. Just bowling cutters. The fastest bowler on display was Washington. The off-spinner seemed to bowl a lot faster balls and the fast bowlers seemed to bowl a lot of off cutters. So, they were very clever about it, they had good game plans and the wicket helped them in abundance,” Karthik explained.

Toss plays a critical factor: Karthik

Eoin Morgan and Virat Kohli
Eoin Morgan and Virat Kohli

The 35-year old also shed light on the importance of toss. He said that it definitely plays a critical factor and has a huge impact on the match result.

“I think both the captains, in spite of the batting, need to practice a lot about winning tosses. I think that’s going to be a critical factor. 6:30 seems to be the time a lot is decided,” he signed off.

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