It is difficult to get a game for India, let alone a decent run in the side or a choice of a spot to bat in. Ishan Kishan knows it. He knows everyone knows it. He doesn't want to take any consolation out of it. After becoming the fastest double-centurion in ODI history, Kishan said he had to be ready to give his best whenever he got that chance.
Kishan scored 93 in his penultimate game before this series, but could not find a place in the XI for five ODIs after that. Here, too, he might not have played had Rohit Sharma been fit. When he got in, Kishan batted with such daring that he could even think of a triple-century.
At the post-match press conference, Kishan was asked how he keeps himself motivated when the chances are not coming his way.
"I look at other big players," Kishan said. "Their fitness, their approach. The way Virat [Kohli] bhai prepares, the way Rohit bhai approaches, I spend a lot of time with Hardik [Pandya] bhai. One thing I have learned is that performance matters but what matters more is preparation and giving 100% for your country even when you are not performing. One thing I have learned from watching them is whatever opportunity I get, I don't want any regrets once it is done. I want to be prepared and ready to perform."
What about the batting position then? Does he want to keep opening now that he has scored this double hundred there? "Everyone who comes here has earned the right to be here with their performances," Kishan said. "They have all batted in different positions to get here. So I can't complain that I want to bat only at a certain position. At this level, if you get a chance, you have to make the most of it. At this level, you get few opportunities to break in. A big player becomes big by grabbing such opportunities."
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ind-3rd-odi-ishan-kishan-i-was-in-the-zone-to-get-300-but-unfortunately-i-didnt-1349030
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