Career Overview/ Highlight: Nehal Wadhera IPL 2023 to 2024
Ishan Kishan came into the spotlight after he led India to the 2016 Under-19 World Cup final, where they finished runners-up to the West Indies. Gujarat Lions bought the youngsters for ₹35 lakhs at the IPL 2016 auction. As the franchise became defunct, Ishan moved to Mumbai Indians in 2018 for a staggering ₹6.20 crore. He amassed 275 runs in the 14 games on his debut season with the Mumbai outfit.
It was only in 2020, in the UAE, that Mumbai really found Ishan Kishan, the superstar. He scored 516 runs in 13 innings, which included four half-centuries. He was out for 99 against RCB in a match that went to the Super Over.
In 2022, Mumbai released Ishan ahead of the auction after an ordinary outing in the previous season. However, they signed him back for a massive ₹15.25 crore at the mega auction. The wicketkeeper-batter has been consistent with the bat ever since.
Abbreviations & AcronymsMat -> Matches, Inn -> Innings, Runs -> Total Runs, HS -> Highest Score, SR -> Batting Strike Rate, Price -> Value of the Player,CT -> Catch out,
ST -> Stump out
Achievements & Records
Most sixes in IPL 2020 – 30 sixes
Fastest fifty by a Mumbai Indians batter – 16 balls vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (2021)
Highest run-scorer of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 & 2022 – 516 runs (2020) & 418 runs (2022)
Joint-most Sixes in an innings in IPL 2020 – 9 sixes vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Second-most catches by a wicket-keeper in IPL 2022 – 13 catches
Interesting Nehal Wadhera Facts
Mumbai Indians made Ishan Kishan the second-most expensive Indian player in the IPL auction after he was bought for ₹15.25 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction.
Ishan Kishan is among a few players dismissed for 99 in IPL. The wicketkeeper-keeper unfortunately got out on 99 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2020 season.
In his first four IPL seasons, Ishan Kishan made just three fifties. However, he struck 12 half-centuries in the next four seasons.