Speaking on JioHotstar’s special show ‘Gen Bold’, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s newest addition, Ishan Kishan, opened up about his transition from the Mumbai Indians to Sunrisers Hyderabad, his thoughts on the idea of ‘fearless cricket’, his insights about the Sunrisers Hyderabad team’s environment, his favourite teammates, and the evolving brand of bold cricket in the league.
On moving from Mumbai Indians to the Sunrisers Hyderabad: “When I got here, I got those goosebumps suddenly looking at everything orange here in Hyderabad, because I was with Mumbai Indians for the last seven years. But this is a very new experience. Looking forward to it. And at the same time, looking at how Sunrisers Hyderabad is playing right now and the atmosphere I saw in the team is totally different from what I expected. There is a lot of calmness. There is a lot of clarity among everyone. Everyone is very helpful here. So I’m loving it till now.”
On his favourite teammates in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: “Abhishek Sharma, Abhinav Manohar, and Zeeshan Ansari are my favourite three team members. Sunrisers Hyderabad as a team is a very bold team, and I feel we’re going to rock this year.”
On identifying a Gen Bold player in this TATA IPL season: “Abhishek Sharma is a Generation Bold player. Because as soon as he goes on the pitch, he starts hitting, and we get the pressure that we also have to hit every ball now, we can’t even defend a couple of balls. So I’ll call him a ‘Gen Bold’ player.”
On what ‘fearless cricket’ means to him: “Fearless cricket is not just about going out there and hitting every ball. It starts when your captain believes in that kind of approach for the team. I feel all the other team members are right behind him (Pat Cummins), ready to play the same way he wants us to. When your captain brings that kind of clarity to the team, it becomes easy to play fearless cricket. We just play the way we’re used to — and we’ll go in with that same approach.”
On whether Sunrisers Hyderabad can score 300 runs in a TATA IPL game: “When you’re chasing, you have a target in mind. But when you’re batting first, you just play the ball. And then you decide where you can go after the first six overs and how good you are on that wicket. So I don’t want to be very particular with the score. But let’s see. If we get a good start, then why not?”
On who he considers a “Generation Gold” cricketer and his all-time favourites: “When it comes to Generation Gold, I’ll say Yuvraj Singh is a Generation Gold player. And talking about my favourite players, it was always a mixture of a bunch of players. So when I was 18, it was Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Sir. Right now, my favourite is Virat Kohli. I’d like to learn all his shots. Maybe I can play a cover drive like him.”
On the difference between batting at number 3 and number 4: “Whether you’re batting at number 3 or 4, the situation is more or less the same. You just need to assess the wickets that have fallen and decide how you want to approach the game. The clarity given by the coaches makes it easier – you know your role. If you start early, you face pace bowlers and, after batting through the powerplay, you’re well set to dominate the middle overs. But if you walk in around the seventh over, it’s more about building a partnership and rotating strike. It’s slightly different, but I’m used to it.”
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