We’re really upset people said we’re a B-side & not capable of beating full-strength SA: Ishan Kishan

Kishan,
who
missed
out
on
his
ton
by
just
seven
runs,
opened
up
about
his
blistering
knock
at
the
JSCA
International
Stadium
Complex
in
Ranchi.
The
flamboyant
batter
said
that
there
is
no
need
to
rotate
strike
when
one
can
‘hit
sixes
effortlessly’ like
he
does.

India
vs
South
Africa
2nd
ODI,
Highlights:
Post-match
Presentation,
Awards,
Player-of-the-Match,
Scorecard

“Some
players
have
the
strength
to
rotate
the
strike,
my
strength
is
to
hit
sixes.
I
hit
sixes
effortlessly
and
not
many
can
do
that.
If
I
do
the
job
by
hitting
sixes,
there’s
no
need
to
think
about
rotating
the
strike
much,”
Kishan,
who
hammered
an
84-ball
93,
said
at
the
post-match
press
conference.

“If
your
strength
is
hitting
sixes
then
go
for
it,
what’s
the
need
of
rotating
the
strike
just
for
the
sake
of
it.
But
yes
there
will
be
time
when
rotating
the
strike
would
be
key
with
wickets
falling
at
the
other
end,”
Kishan
added.

“Obviously
rotation
is
very
important.
Seven
runs,
I
could
have
taken
in
singles
and
gone
for
the
century
but
I
never
go
into
a
zone
where
I’ve
to
play
for
myself.
If
I
think
of
my
individual
score,
when
representing
my
country,
then
I’m
letting
down
the
fans.”

‘Feels
bad
when
you’re
not
part
of
the
side
for
a
big
tournament’

Ishan
also
missed
a
hundred
in
IPL
2020
when
the
Mumbai
Indians
opener
got
out
for
99
in
their
chase
of
202
against
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore.
“We
needed
five
off
two
balls
and
I
got
out
for
99
in
the
IPL.
If
I
thought
about
rotating
the
strike,
then
it
would
have
been
difficult
to
win.

“Obviously
it’s
disappointing
to
miss
a
hundred
but
I
think
93
was
a
big
contribution
to
the
team.
It
was
very
important
to
give
the
momentum
to
the
team
and
keep
the
team
in
the
zone
so
that
there’s
less
pressure
on
the
next
batters,”
he
said.

Kishan,
who
played
the
last
edition’s
T20
World
Cup
in
UAE,
missed
out
on
a
berth
for
this
edition’s
World
Cup
after
an
ordinary
season
in
this
year’s
IPL.
Talking
about
missing
out
on
making
it
to
the
World
Cup
squad,
Kishan
said,
“Obviously
it
feels
bad
when
you
are
not
part
of
the
side
for
a
big
tournament
like
the
World
Cup.”

India
vs
South
Africa,
2nd
ODI:
Shreyas
Iyer
hammers
second
ODI
ton;
Ishan
Kishan
narrowly
misses
out

Kishan
admitted
he
had
some
“shortcomings”
for
which
he
had
to
miss
the
World
Cup
in
Australia.
“But
I
think
I”ve
some
shortcomings
that
selectors
would
have
noticed,
so
it’s
about
improving
myself.”

India
bounced
back
to
level
the
series
1-1
after
their
reversal
in
Lucknow
where
they
lost
the
first
ODI
by
nine
runs.
With
Rohit
Sharma
and
Co
already
in
Australia
for
the
T20
World
Cup,
Indian
fringe
players
are
in
action
against
the
Proteas
in
the
three-match
ODI
series.

“I
heard
people
talking
that
we
are
the
B-side,
we
are
not
so
much
capable
of
beating
South
Africa
full
strength
side.
I
heard
these
comments
and
we’re
really
upset
about
it,
so
we
wanted
to
play
our
A-game
today.

“We
lost
the
first
game
and
we
wanted
to
win
this
badly
so
that
we
can
give
a
fight
in
the
next
one,”
he
said.

Opening
up
about
his
161-run
third-wicket
partnership
with
Iyer,
he
said,
“They
had
two
left-arm
spinners
so
as
a
left-hander
it
was
for
me
to
take
chances
and
put
the
attack
on
their
bowlers.

“I’ve
played
so
many
matches
here
and
know
the
wicket
very
well.
I
knew
it
would
slow
down
in
the
second
innings,
but
after
playing
Keshav
Maharaj
I
knew
this
wicket
did
not
have
much
on
offer.
We
just
wanted
to
take
our
chances
before
the
ball
got
old,”
signed
off
Kishan.