Upcoming IPL 2025 season ‘biggest opportunity’ for Ishan Kishan predicts Aakash Chopra | Cricket News
Indian star batter Ishan Kishan, after some good performances in the Indian colour in all the formats, has slowly disappeared from the scene. The star batter was also released from the Mumbai Indians ahead of the Mega Auction and was brought the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the upcoming Indian Premier League season 2025. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra predicts it is the “biggest opportunity” for Kishan.
“The biggest opportunity is for Ishan Kishan. For whatever reason, he has just completely disappeared from the radar. It seems like no one is talking about him or understanding his importance. He even went and played the Ranji Trophy, and scored runs there, he is doing everything, but no one is even talking about him,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
Kishan was dropped in the following game after scoring a double in the ODI format against Bangladesh. “He has got an ODI double-century. How many people have scored a double century in ODIs, and this guy has done that? This guy can hit sixes and change gears and bat,” Chopra would recall.
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SRH though has established openers in Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head who performed well last season and went on to buy Ishan Kishan in an auction for 11.25 crores who has been successful for his previous franchise Mumbai Indians at the top of the order. Though Kishan has batted in the middle order it will be interesting to see how the Hyderabad-based franchise in the upcoming season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2025 squad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Ba, Pat Cummins; Wiaan Mulder for Brydon Carse.
