Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan IPL factfile

- Having made his mark in the domestic circuit at a young age - and then leading India to the 2016 Under-19 World Cup final, where they lost to West Indies - Ishan Kishan was picked up in the IPL for his base price of INR 35 lakh by replacement team Gujarat Lions in 2016 when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) were suspended.

- Lions retained him the following year, their last in the IPL, and then he headed to Mumbai Indians (MI) after the IPL 2018 auction.

- After an impressive debut season, when he scored 275 runs at a strike rate touching 150, Kishan struggled in IPL 2019, scoring just 101 runs in seven matches at a strike rate just over 100.

- IPL 2020 proved to be Kishan's breakthrough season as he scored 516 runs, striking at 145.76. His most memorable knock was a 99 in a Super Over loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

- After a quiet IPL 2021, Kishan crossed the 400-run mark in the two seasons that followed, as he formed a formidable opening partnership with Rohit Sharma. The two have the highest number of 50-plus partnerships in the IPL (16).

Ishan Kishan player profile

A wicketkeeper and left-handed opening batsman from Jharkhand, the same state MS Dhoni hails from, Ishan Kishan led India at the Under-19 World Cup in 2016 in Bangladesh, where his team finished runners-up to West Indies.

Even though India had a successful tournament, Kishan struggled for form on seamer-friendly tracks, scoring just 73 runs in six innings.

He was first noticed when he struck a 69-ball 87, studded with eight sixes, on a rank Rajkot turner in a Ranji Trophy clash against Saurashtra in October 2015. He then led India Under-19s to a one-day tri-series win in Sri Lanka, also involving the hosts and England, two months later. He had made his first-class debut for Jharkhand in December 2014 and scored a century and five fifties in his first ten first-class matches.

His attacking approach to batting had him picked by Gujarat Lions in the 2016 IPL auction for INR 35 lakh ($US 52,000 approx) at the age of 17.