Ishan Kishan’s century celebration was a statement for selectors, Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma: Michael Vaughan
Ishan Kishan lit up the Indian Premier League with the first century of the IPL 2025 season against the Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Playing for his new team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kishan slammed an unbeaten 106 off just 47 balls as the team defeated RR 44 runs on Sunday.
Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan said that Kishan’s celebrations after getting to the triple-figure mark were more than just for completing his half century.
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“Kishan’s celebration for three figures today, that was a celebration maybe (aimed) for Mumbai, maybe to the chairman of selectors, maybe to Rohit Sharma, maybe to the whole of India, maybe to the whole of the world, just to say, ‘Look I’m a decent player’. He’s a wonderfully balanced player, with the break of the wr to just flick the ball. He’s got that great shot on the onside with anything short. I’d love to be the chairman of selectors for India. I mean, the selection meetings would be long because you’ve got so many players to talk about and you’d be a naughty step as a selector because you’re saying to someone ‘sorry, you’re not even in the top five at the minute’. The talent pool in Indian cricket is monstrous and the only way that you can get in, the only way that you can push yourself into that set-up is doing remarkable things. I think of all the formats to get a century in, T20 cricket is the hardest format to get in,” Vaughan said on Cricbuzz.
For SRH, Kishan, who was bought for Rs 11.25 crore at the auction, came into bat at No 3. The team was already flying at that stage with a 45-run opening stand in just 3.1 overs. Then, Kishan took over, as SRH almost broke the all-time IPL record which they set last year. The franchise have four of the five top totals in the IPL.
Kishan thanked SRH captain Pat Cummins for giving him and the entire team “a lot of freedom” to play a fearless and ultra-aggressive brand of cricket.
