India defeated Sri Lanka by 62 runs to lead the series by 1-0
Ishan Kishan scored his best white ball figures in international cricket. He scored 89 runs in 56 balls which included 10 fours and 3 sixes.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was very pleased to see the southpaw bat from the other end. He added that he was happy with the way Kishan went about building the innings.
The ‘Hitman’ was also happy with the return of Ravindra Jadeja who played his first match after the T-20I World Cup.
"I have known Ishan for a long time now. I know the mindset he has. I know the ability he has as well. It was just about getting the kind of game that he had today. It was so pleasing to watch from the other end.
The way he constructed the innings was so good, that is usually his problem. It was not about coming and hitting the ball, it was also about finding the gaps," said Sharma in the post-match presentation ceremony.
"Very happy with Jadeja's return. We want more from him that is why we asked him to bat higher. You will see that happening more and more in the games that he plays for India. I want him to bat up the order more.
He is a very improved batter, so we will try and see if we can promote him going forward. We are very clear with what we want to achieve with him in white-ball cricket,” Rohit Sharma added.
Sharma felt good about India playing T20Is at home against West Indies and now Sri Lanka in big stadiums but was worried about lapses in fielding. Apart from a couple of misfields, India also had two dropped catches when Sri Lanka were chasing.
"I love playing in big grounds because that's where you are tested as a batter. Here you got to use a bit of batsmanship as well. In Kolkata, you can just time the ball for a six.
We are dropping a few catches, which is not expected at this level. I guess our fielding coach (T Dilip) has some work to do. We want to be the best fielding side in Australia."
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