Team India's pocket-size dynamo Ishan Kishan exploded at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, and the sound of explosion echoed throughout the cricket fraternity. The left-handed power-hitter smashed a stunning double-century and shattered several records in the third ODI against Bangladesh on December 10 (Saturday). Kishan came into the lineup to replace injured captain Rohit Sharma and grabbed his opportunity with both hands to put India in the driving seat.
The 24-year-old played an outrageous knock of 210 runs in 131 balls and trounced Bangladesh's bowling attack without breaking a sweat. During his majestical knock, the southpaw whacked 24 fours and 10 sixes. Kishan put on an absolute masterclass of stroke-making and swaggered his way into the record books. The left-handed batter became the fastest double-centurion in ODI cricket, breaking West Indies legend Chris Gayle's record.
The southpaw was relentless in stroke-making right through his monumental knock. There came a time when Kishan himself wanted to slow down in order to make sure he touches the magic number of 200. In a chat with SonyLiv, the left-handed batter revealed that he had asked Virat Kohli, who was batting at the other end, to remind him of taking singles in order to reach the milestone.
"When I was at 197, I thought Mustafizur (Rahman) will bowl a slower ball and I can hit him for a six. But then, I knew that I only had this one game in this series and I didn't want to miss this opportunity. So, I went to Virat (Kohli) bhaiya and told him to keep telling me to take singles, or else I will hit an aggressive shot," Kishan said.
"So, he was just reminding me of that. When I reached my double century, I didn't realise who was near me when the celebration happened. Virat bhai came from behind and said you could've hit me with the bat," he added.
Kishan became only the seventh batter in the history of the sport and fourth Indian to score 200 runs in an ODI innings.
