'When someone makes a comeback...,' Ishan Kishan eager to return to India senior side after tough times

India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan says that he's very hungry for an international match and will go all in whenever he gets the opportunity. The statement comes days after Kishan was named in India A squad for the shadow tour of Australia next month.

“I feel very hungry right now and I know I will just smack the bowlers whenever I get the opportunity again. I am going to go all in. I am very hungry to get an international match. I know what happens in team meetings when someone makes a comeback to the team. How light banter happens and I am very excited about those things also. Whenever I get that opportunity, I am going to go all-in for sure,” Kishan said in an interview with the news outlet Times of India.

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Kishan last played for India in a T20I vs Australia in November 2023, soon after the ODI World Cup 2023. The 26-year-old batter decided not to play in the domestic matches after that citing mental fatigue. The Board on Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), however, did not take it as kindly and Kishan subsequently lost his contract with the board.

The Jharkhand cricketer, however, has said that he now has grown up as a person in the last few months and the break helped him a lot.

“Yes, I have grown up a lot in last few months. The way that I now look at this game… my perception about this game is very different from what I had before. The banter would continue… but now I know where to stop so that it doesn’t disturb my game. I am in a more mature headspace now and the break taught me a lot about it. I was spending the most quality time of my life,” he said.