Ishan Kishan's entry in the T20 World Cup 2026 was a surprising call made by the team selectors. The Jharkhand-born kept knocking on the selectors' door, playing one after another match-winning knock in domestic cricket, after being dropped from the BCCI Central Contract.
As the captain, he led Jharkhand to their first-ever Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) title in December 2025, defeating Haryana by 69 runs in the final. As captain, he was the tournament's top scorer with 517 runs, including a 101-run knock in the final.
The selection for the T20 World Cup 2026 squad was not easy for him
"When Suryakumar called me a few months back to tell me about my selection in the World Cup squad, he asked me, 'Can you win the World Cup for me?', Kishan said. "I just asked him back, 'Will you trust me?' and he said 'Yes, I will trust you", Ishan told the media.
The pain he kept inside for years oozed out of his throat when he said to Abhishek Sharma, who was sitting right beside him, "Your suffering is for one month, while I toiled for 2 years."
— Karishma Singh (@karishmasingh22) March 8, 2026
Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma recorded three ducks in a row in the group stage of the tournament, before making a blistering comeback in the final. Like Ishan, Sharma also registered a half-century on Sunday.
"I was not planning to say this, but I lost my cousin sister yesterday in a car accident. I got to know during the practice session. She always wanted me to score big runs. But today was a big day, rather than keeping my emotions, I just thought, 'the best thing I can do is I can score runs for her', and that's why I looked up after scoring my fifty. It was for my sister, her family, and my very close friends", Ishan Kishan informed.
Hardik Pandya helped him to stabilize his mindset
"I was not feeling well mentally before the final, but I spoke to Hardik bhai. He said it won't be easy, but he reminded me it's a team sport so we need to lift each other for the team's cause. I had that anger inside me in the final to perform", Ishan Kishan described the challenging stages he went through before the T20 World Cup 2026 Final.
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