The last one and a half years were full of turmoil in Ishan Kishan's life. He was dropped from Team India on charges of indiscipline. The central contract was taken away. IPL franchise Mumbai Indians also turned their back on him. There was only disappointment from every side, in such a situation, this 26-year-old young, aggressive wicketkeeper-batsman gave a befitting reply to the critics by scoring a century in his very first IPL match for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

After the match, Ishan Kishan revealed the secret of his explosive batting. Ishan said, 'After the auction, I directly called Abhishek and asked what do you guys want from me? Do I have to play a shot on every ball as soon as I come? On hearing this, he immediately said - absolutely, you recognized correctly. This is your job.'

The second match of IPL 2025 was played on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. In their hometown, SRH made a great start to the season by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs. However, the last year was not good for this wicketkeeper-batsman who has played in all three formats for the Indian team and he got to learn a lot from it.

After winning the title of 'Player of the Match' based on his first century in IPL, Ishan Kishan said, 'I was a little nervous. Pat (Cummins) and the coach of the team gave me a lot of confidence. The atmosphere is very calm. I enjoyed my innings on the field.'

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Cummins said in the award ceremony after the match, 'Kishan was unbelievable today. He was just trying to play freely. He has set a benchmark for the remaining matches of this year.'

Kishan also thanked the captain for showing faith in him and said, 'He knows what to do for the team. We have to move forward while enjoying your game. We have to make our plans without being afraid of getting out.

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