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Ishan Kishan (Image source- Twitter)
India recently announced its squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022. While the selectors have given a chance to some young players, others have missed out on the chance to participate in the multi-team tournament. Ishan Kishan was among the players who missed out on the team.
Although he is not in India's squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, wicketkeeper-batter Kishan is hopeful of regaining his place in the team. The Asia Cup omission, according to the southpaw, will motivate him to strive harder and score more runs. Despite the exclusion, which surprised many supporters, he remains optimistic.
"I feel that what selectors do is fair. They put a lot of thought while selecting players as to who should be given the opportunity and where. It is a positive for me because if I am not selected, I will work harder and score more runs. When selectors will have confidence in me, they will obviously keep me in the team," Ishan was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times.
The 24-year-most old's recent 20-over game came against the West Indies, in which he scored 11 from 13 deliveries. So far in 2022, he has put on a solid performance with the bat, emerging as India's second-best T20 run scorer with 430 runs at an average of 30.71. With the best individual score of 89, the left-handed batsman has three half-centuries.
Ishan had a disappointing season with Mumbai after being purchased for a record 15.5 crore at the Indian T20 League mega auction earlier this year. He scored 418 runs in 14 innings at an average of 32.15, including three half-centuries.
The Asia Cup 2022 will kick off in just a few days. The multi-team competition will take place from August 27th through September 11th. On August 28th, India will begin its campaign against archrival Pakistan.
India's squad for the Asia Cup 2022
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(Wk), Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (Wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan