Srinagar: Team India young sensation Ishan Kishan who on Saturday shattered multiple on way to his double hundred against Bangladesh said that he could have scored 300 also.
Ishan Kishan became the seventh International batter to score double hundred in ODI’s and fourth from India. He is the fastest ever batter in World cricket to score 200 runs in an ODI innings.
Ishan’s 131-ball knock helped India finished with a colossal 409 for eight. After the knock, Ishan made an audacious statement, saying that he could have gone for 300 as well.
“The wicket was too good to bat on. My intent was very clear – if the ball is there, I’ll go for it. I’m blessed to hear my name amid such legends. Still feel when I got out – 15 overs were left. Could’ve scored 300 also,” he said at the end of India’s innings.
Ishan also credited Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav for his knock.
“Batting with Virat bhai, he has such good sense of the game. He was calming me down when I was in my 90s. I wanted to bring it up with a six, but he said to get it in singles as it’s your first. Had a chat with Surya bhai – he said when you bat before the game, you see the ball well. I didn’t take too much pressure on myself. Just wanted to make use of the opportunity,” he added.