'You're Not MS Dhoni': Ishan Kishan Told On-Air By Ex-India Opener. His Reply Is Gold - Watch

03.08.2023 - 05:19 sports.ndtv.com

Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan had a successful West Indies tour. He scored half-centuries in all the ODI matches. The half-century in the third ODI also saw the wicketkeeper-batter enter an elite club which has the likes of MS Dhoni, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammed Azharuddin among other.

He is the latest Indian batter to score fifties in all three matches of the bilateral ODI series. He also had a hilarious interaction with former India opener Aakash Chopra, who was commentating on the match, during a stumping appeal. "It's very rare that you review the stumping and run out dismissal.

So far, I am seeing the feet on the ground. You can come from Ranchi, but your name is not MS Dhoni," Aakash Chopra said on-air.

Ishan heard that comment from stump-mic, and replied: "Ha, fir thik hai. (Then it's okay)" "How sweet Ishan. We love you," Chopra replied.

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