Ishan Kishan: Ishan Kishan, who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025, has been in the lottery before the next season. Last season, this left-handed batsman had scored a explosive century in the very first match. Now these 3 teams want to reward him.
Ishan Kishan IPL 2026: Before the 18th season of the Indian Premier League, the lottery for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive batsman Ishan Kishan has been held. According to media reports, 3 franchises have made efforts to buy this dangerous batsman in the next auction. All four have been there, that Ishaan played IPL 2026 with them. Not only this, teams are also ready for trade and full cash deals. Last season, SRH had bought this left-handed batsman in the auction after his release from Mumbai Indians by paying a huge amount of Rs 11 crore 20 lakh. Let us know which teams have shown interest.
Which 3 teams want to buy Ishan Kishan in IPL 2026?
Mumbai Indians have also shown interest in buying 27-year-old Ishan Kishan for IPL 2026. This is the same franchise which has refused to retain the team last season. Apart from this, RTM card was also not used. At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have also shown interest in buying him for the first time. But, the first thing to be seen will be whether Hyderabad will release this player for the next season.
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Ishan Kishan scored a century in the first match of IPL 2025
In IPL 2025, Ishan Kishan had scored a explosive century in the very first match. He played an unbeaten inning of 106 runs in just 47 balls against Rajasthan Royals, in which he hit 11 fours and 6 sixes. However, after that his bat became silent and no half-century came in the next 10 innings. He scored unbeaten 94 runs on 48 balls against RCB in the 11th match. Overall, 353 runs were scored in 13 innings at an average of 35.40 and strike rate of 152.59.
Along with batting, he also contributes behind the wicket.
The biggest thing about Ishan Kishan is that along with bat, he can also keep wickets. In such a situation, the team does not have to face the headache of keeping an extra batsman. This is the reason why teams want to keep them in their team. At the same time, in IPL 2025, the opening pair of Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders did not do anything amazing. The openers were not seen in consistently good form. At the same time, there are reports of Sanju Samson leaving Rajasthan Royals for the next season. In such a situation, Ishaan can be a good option as a batsman/wicketkeeper.
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