‘Always considered myself as someone who can play ODI’: Dropped Ishan Kishan says 'ready to play in all three formats'

Ishan Kishan, who had slammed a double ton, making him only the fourth Indian to achieve the feat, is not part of India's playing XI in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill opening the innings with captain Rohit Sharma.

After wrapping the T20I series against Sri Lanka on a winning note, Team India are ready with their next assignment as the first ODI between the two sides is underway at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Ishan Kishan, who had slammed a double ton, making him only the fourth Indian to achieve the feat, is not part of the playing XI, with Shubman Gill opening the innings with India captain Rohit Sharma.

Ishan Kishan during a practice session (ANI)

While not getting a chance maybe a bit hard to digest for Ishan, the wicketkeeper in a recent interview claimed he is ready to feature in all three formats. He also said that scoring 200 against Bangladesh was extremely vital to make a point to his naysayers, who considered his talent limited to just T20Is.

"I've always considered myself as someone who can play one-day cricket. People used to look at me as a T20 player because of my big hits, my attacking approach. But the double century I scored in Bangladesh was very important, because I wanted to prove that my skillset is not just limited to the shorter format and people started reckoning me for both the formats.

“As per my knowledge I may not be in the talks for Test, but that format too is equally important like T20I and ODI," said the wicketkeeper batter in an interview with senior cricket journalist Vimal Kumar.

Ishan after playing the white-ball series against Bangladesh headed back straight to Ranchi to feature in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, where he also slammed a ton against Kerala.

"As you know after slamming the 200 against Bangladesh, Jharkhand had match within a day gap. So if I didn't give importance to Test, I would have taken rest and prepare for the white ball series against Sri Lanka. But I traveled straight to Ranchi to play the Ranji Trophy match against Kerala. So it's not necessary that you can only play T20s if you have the reputation of hitting big sixes. The hundred that I scored for Jharkhand came in 192 balls.

“Everyone has their own process and it also depends on how the coach and selectors look at you. They also need to take care of the workload management. But if you ask me I'm ready to play for India in three formats. And it's not that I've to put in extra effort for it, I've scored plenty of runs in red-ball cricket," he added.