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Prodigies aren’t uncommon in Indian cricket. What’s unusual in Ishan Kishan’s journey is the fact that it’s roots originate in Jharkhand. With MS Dhoni – the biggest and perhaps only noteworthy name to have come out of the newly carved out state, it’s no surprise that the young kid took to become a wicket-keeping batsman.

A left-handed opener, Kishan’s first claim to fame came in 2016 when he was picked to lead the India under-19s for the u-19 World Cup held in Dhaka. Despite a lean run with the bat (73 runs in six innings), in a tournament where Rishabh Pant lit up the scoring charts, he took India to the finals. He was however quick to turn his fortunes around in the domestic Ranji season that was to follow – ending up as Jharkhand’s leading run-scorer with 799 runs. That included a career best 273 against Delhi, the highest till date by a Jharkhand batsman.

In the post-Dhoni era in Indian cricket, he’s thrown his hat into the club of wicketkeeper-batsmen waiting in the wings to replace him.