MS Dhoni has had the biggest influence on my cricket: Mumbai Indians keeper Ishan Kishan

Veteran Indian cricketer MS Dhoni is widely regarded as one of greatest wicketkeeper-batsman of all time. Apart from affecting over 800 international dismissals and scoring over 10,000 runs in ODIs, former Indian captain has also successfully led India to some elite ICC titles like 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. Hailing MS Dhoni for his contribution towards Indian cricket, Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan recently admitted to have been influenced by seasoned campaigner.

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Mumbai Indians Ishan Kishan praises MS Dhoni

While speaking on Spicy Pitch, Ishan Kishan said that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) luminary MS Dhoni and former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist were his biggest heroes while growing up. When asked to compare two, Ishan Kishan said that MS Dhoni has been most influential wicketkeeper for him in his career. He said that 2011 World Cup hero often shares insights about his game and advices him on his wicketkeeping drills. Dhoni and Kishan incidentally hail from same state, Jharkhand.

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Ishan Kishan is a wicketkeeper himself who has been a part of Mumbai Indians line-up since 2018 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Interestingly, IPL rivalry between Mumbai Indians and CSK is kwn to be one of fiercest ones in tournament’s history with both teams meeting each or four times for a title clash. last time CSK locked horns with Mumbai Indians was in final of IPL 2019, where latter emerged victorious by 1 run to lift ir fourth IPL title.

MS Dhoni, Ishan Kishan in IPL 2020 and tournament’s future

Both MS Dhoni and Ishan Kishan were slated to reprise ir roles for ir respective franchises in IPL 2020. However, ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced Board of Control for Cricket in India to postpone tournament until furr tice. IPL 2020 was initially slated to launch on March 29 with a match between CSK and Mumbai Indians.

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