Ishan advised not to be stressed about price-tag
Mumbai, May 11: High price-tag does create an unimaginable pressure and that’s the reason why IPL auction’s costliest buy Ishan Kishan was advised by current India captain Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli not to lose sleep over something which is not under his control.
Mumbai Indians rebought Ishan from the auction at a staggering price of `15.25 crore but so far, there hasn’t been return on investment with the Jharkhand dasher accumulating only 321 runs.
Kishan agreed that pricetag pressure does play on one’s mind for a first few days but his Team Indian seniors have specifically told him not to fret too much on the issue.
“Price tag pressure will remain for a few days but then one feels the pressure then it’s always good to speak to the seniors and share your worries,” Ishan said ahead of MI’s match against CSK.
“So many seniors like
Rohit (Sharma), Virat bhai (Virat Kohli) and Hardik bhai (Pandya) said I should not think about the price tag, because this is not something I have asked for.
“If someone has believed (in me), they have done it (bid that amount).”
At the highest level, one can’t think too much about these things as the focus is on trying to guide the side to victory.
“Instead of thinking about price-tag, it is important how I think about improving my game and be in that zone. It helped that I spoke to the seniors as they all have been through that phase and could relate with what I wa feeling,” he added.
He does feel a touch lighter after his conversations with Rohit and Virat. “Now I feel light and pricetag is secondary now. It’s immaterial if you are sold for a base price of `1 crore or for a premium bid of `15.25 core. What is important is to help your team win and also help others in achieving that goal,” he said.
Mumbai Indians re-bought Ishan from the auction at a staggering price of `15.25 crore but so far, there hasn’t been return on investment with the Jharkhand dasher accumulating only 321 runs.