He may have returned to the Wankhede Stadium almost a month ago for the Indian Premier League but for the first time in months, Ishan Kishan would have probably felt like he was at home.
It was his swashbuckling 34-ball 69 at the top that set the tone for MI’s run chase against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It kind of brought Kishan, the diminutive dasher, into headlines for his on-field exploits.
Seldom did he make a public appearance all through the first quarter of the year. In fact, when he was missing in action even from the Ranji Trophy, it resulted in Kishan being omitted from the BCCI’s central contracts list.
