In the ongoing County Championship match between Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, something cool happened when Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Abbas teamed up for a nice wicket. Both players are on Nottinghamshire’s roster right now. A video of the moment has made its way around social media, especially after the recent tensions following the attack in Kashmir.
During the game, Abbas bowled a length ball to Yorkshire’s opener Adam Lyth. Lyth managed to get an outside edge, and the ball went straight to Kishan, who easily grabbed it behind the stumps. The two cricketers celebrated with a hug, which was a nice moment.
Kishan also started his County Championship with a strong half-century against Yorkshire. He faced a solid bowling lineup that included England’s Dom Bess and New Zealand’s Will O’Rourke. Kishan scored 87 runs off just 98 balls, hitting 12 fours and a six, with a strike rate of 88.77. He joined Nottinghamshire on a short-term deal for two County Championship matches, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Kishan is stepping in for Kyle Verreynne while the South African is away on a series in Zimbabwe. He has played two Tests for India, making 78 runs in three innings, with one fifty. He’s been more successful in ODIs, scoring 933 runs in 27 matches, averaging 42.40 with a strike rate of 102.19, including a century and seven fifties. In 32 T20Is for India, he has 796 runs at an average of 25.67, with six half-centuries and a top score of 89.
After losing his central contract with the BCCI last year, Kishan got it back this year in the C-grade category. He came into the Championship after a solid IPL season with Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he scored 354 runs in 13 innings at an average of 35.40 and a strike rate over 152, including a century and a fifty.