IND vs ENG | ‘Surreal feeling’: Ishan Kishan reacts after receiving India call-up

Image Source : TWITTER/MUMBAI INDIANS Ishan Kishan
To be chosen for India is a surreal feeling for younger wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, who obtained his maiden call-up for the upcoming T20I sequence towards England, scheduled to begin from March 12 on the newly-constructed Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. 

Ishan’s choice got here hours after his blistering 94-ball 173 towards Madhya Pradesh within the Vijay Hazare. Along with Ishan, his Mumbai Indians teammate Suryakumar Yadav and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Rahul Tewatia additionally earned maiden India call-ups. 

22-year-old Ishan took it to Twitter to specific his delight. He additionally thanked everybody for his or her messages. The explosive left-hander had an excellent season with Mumbai Indians (MI) within the UAE final 12 months, the place he scored 516 runs from 14 matches and completed as the highest run-getter for the Mumbai outfit. 

“The last few days I feel overwhelmed with all your love. Your support means so much to me. Thank you for all the kind messages you have sent me. It feels very special. Playing for India has always been a big dream for me and to be selected for #TeamIndia is a surreal feeling,” Ishan wrote in a tweet.

He added, “I will aim to continue to work hard and improve. #Grateful.”

Ishan will substitute Sanju Samson because the back-up wicketkeeper of the aspect as Rishabh Pant returned to the limited-overs set-up after delivering spectacular performances in Australia. 

India’s T20I squad for England sequence: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Y Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, W Sundar, R Tewatia, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep, Shardul Thakur.