Ishan Kishan, India’s new opener

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Virat Kohli’s recent century was overshadowed by the performance of new opener, Ishan Kishan who scored the fastest double century in an ODI, and some numbers can help put his skills in perspective. For example, Kishan scored his double-century off 126 balls, which is the fastest in ODI cricket.

Chris Gayle the second fastest, off 138 balls in the 2015 World Cup. Kishan is also the first player to have scored their first double century off their first century, and the previous record that comes close is Charles Coventry’s 194 not out against Bangaldesh in 2009. At 24 years, and 145 days, Kishan is also the youngest player to score a double century in men’s ODIs, with the previous recird held by Rohot Sharma who was 26 years, and 186 days old, in a match against Australia.

Kishan is also the first batter now to have scored a double-hundred in an ODI against Bangladesh, with the closest score being the 194 scored by Coventry, as well as the batter to have scored the highest runs in Bangladesh, as his 210 runs is next matched by Shane Watson’s unbeaten 185.

Furthermore, the total runs scored by Ishan in boundaries was 156, which is only matched by Rohot Sharma against Sri Lanka (who scored 186) and Martin Guptill against West Indies, where he scored 162. Thus, Ishan Kishan is now rightfully, the talk of town, and a force to watch out for in the Indian team.