On the controversial Ishan Kishan situation, Kieron Pollard's sharp take
Ishan has been a player under intense debate ever since he decided to skip Ranji Trophy assignments to prepare for the T20 league. A duck in the opening game didn't do his situation any good, but mentor Kieron Pollard continues to believe in the player.
Speaking to the media in the post-match press conference, Pollard ducked the questions around Ishan, refusing to comment much on the 'controversial circumstances' surrounding the wicketkeeper batter.
Pollard said, "I don't understand the controversial circumstances. You have stated clearly why he wasn't playing, so I guess we need to take that into consideration. As a player and individual as well, playing international sports is very tough; it's not as easy as people would think.”
Pollard further added, "For him, again, he did not score tonight, so we can look at all sorts of different things, but I said it's a long tournament, he is an experienced guy within our setup, and we expect big things from Ishan. He is in a good space, he has been practicing well, and he has been doing fairly decently, so hopefully within the next couple of games, you can see great performances from him, and all of you will continue to laud his brains when he does that.”