Ishan Kishan Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ishan Kishan

• Ishan Kishan is an Indian cricketer who is known for hitting big sixes and scoring quick runs as an opener. He has played in many tournaments for the Indian national team and many IPL seasons for Mumbai Indians (MI). He is the youngest cricketer to make an ODI double-century.

• He showed an interest in cricket since his childhood, and a few months after he was born in Nawada, his parents, along with him, to Patna so that he could continue playing cricket.

• Ishan’s elder brother, Raj, also used to play cricket and Ishan used to accompany him to cricket matches; however, once, he and Raj went to Uttam Majumdar’s cricket academy where Majumdar saw Ishan for the first time and was so impressed with Ishan that he told Ishan’s father to never stop Ishan from playing cricket.
  

  A childhood picture of Ishan Kishan

• His coach, Uttam Mazumdar, made him undergo hard practice which included 300 throw-downs followed by 250 front-foot and 250 back-foot shadow practice strokes. Uttam said that he wanted to make Ishan a good back-foot player and made him practice all types of shots including pull, cut, and square drive.
  

  Ishan Kishan when he was six years old

• He initially studied at Delhi Public School (DPS); however, he had to quit that as he was busy practising and playing cricket. At the tender age of 7, he led his school team for the School World Cup in Aligarh.
  

  A childhood photo of Ishan Kishan
• He was selected for the Patna Under-16 team and played for them in the All India School Games when he was only 11 years old. He wanted to play for Bihar; however, there were some registration issues between Bihar Cricket Association and BCCI due to which no cricketer from Bihar could represent the state in the domestic circuit.
  

  Ishan Kishan when he played for Patna Under-16

• He went to Rachi, Jharkhand to pursue his cricketing aspirations where he started playing for SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd.) and got a one-room quarter to live. He lived in the quarter with four senior players who used to cook food for him as he did not know cooking. He was given the task of storing water and cleaning dishes.
  

  Ishan Kishan after moving to Ranchi

• Once Ishan’s father visited him in Ranchi, and a neighbour told his father that Ishan did not eat enough food on many days and lived on fast food such as chips and cold drinks for many days as seniors went away to practice or play. Upon hearing this, Ishan’s father rented a flat for him in Ranchi where he started living with his mother.
  

  Ishan Kishan when he used to live in Ranchi

• He played for many age group teams and corporate teams while living in Ranchi and was selected for the Jharkhand team in the Ranji trophy at the age of 15 years. During the 2017-18 Ranji season, he scored 484 runs in 6 matches and emerged as the highest runscorer for Jharkhand. In the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he made 405 runs in 9 matches.
  

  Ishan Kishan during a Ranji match

• Alongside playing in the Ranji Trophy, he also played for many government organisations such as ONGC and many board teams in several corporate and inter-state cricket tournaments.
  

  Ishan Kishan when he played for ONGC in corporate cricket tournaments

• Ishan served as the captain of the India Under-19 team in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup held in Bangladesh where he met Rahul Dravid for the first time as Dravid was the Under-19 coach at that time.
  

  Ishan Kishan playing for India Under-19

• Due to his aggressive batting, he was picked by Gujarat Lions in the 2016 IPL auction for Rs 35 lakh against the base price of Rs 10 lakh, at the age of 17. He played for two IPL seasons in 2016 and 2017.
  

  Ishan Kishan after signing up with Gujarat Lions

• During the 2018 IPL auction, Mumbai Indians (MI) acquired him for Rs 6.2 crores against his base price of Rs 40 lakhs. He played 14 matches in the 2020 IPL season, he scored 516 runs for MI and hit 30 sixes, the most number of sixes in the season.
  

  Ishan Kishan posing with the trophies won in IPL

• In 2018, he almost lost his right eye after an injury on a throw by Hardik Pandya, during an IPL 11 match.
  

  Ishan Kishan’s injured right eye

• Ishan won a Man of the Match award in his debut T20I match for hitting his maiden T20I fifty by scoring 56 runs off 32 balls against England. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, he scored 4 runs in one match against New Zealand.
  

  Ishan Kishan waving his bat after scoring his first T20I fifty

• In 2021, he launched his clothing brand named IK Clothing. ^[7]Amazon He is also the owner of a company named Ishan Kishan Ventures LLP. ^[8]Zauba Corp
  

  Ishan Kishan showing a t-shirt of his clothing brand

• On 18 July 2021, he made his first ODI fifty by scoring 59 runs in 42 balls against Sri Lanka. He became popular for hitting his first  ODI double-century by hitting 210 runs off 131 balls against Bangladesh on 10 December 2022.
  

  Ishan Kishan celebrating his ODI double century while Virat Kohli pats him on the back

• RISE Worldwide agency signed him up for global management and marketing in August 2021 which also managed many other Indian players such as Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Jasprit Bumrah.
  

  Ishan Kishan after signing up with RISE Worldwide

• Ishan Kishan became the second-most expensive Indian player in IPL history when he was acquired by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore during the 2022 IPL auction.
  

  Ishan Kishan in Mumbai Indians jersey during the 2022 IPL season

• Many morphed images and edited videos were circulated on social media in 2023 which showed him and Shahneel Gill, the sister of Shubman Gill, as a couple. There were dating rumours which later turned out to be fake.
  

  A collage of photos of Ishan Kishan and Shahneel Gill

• In July 2023, he made his first test half-century 52 runs not out off 34 balls with West Indies.
  

  Ishan Kishan waving his bat after scoring his first test fifty

• Ishan was called a rowdy or chapri and trolled by many people after he posted a photo of himself in which renowned Indian hairstylist Aalim Hakim was seen giving Ishan a new look.
  

  A tweet trolling Ishan Kishan after his haircut by Aalim Hakim

• In the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India, he scored 47 runs in 2 matches at an average of 23.50.
  

  Ishan Kishan during the 2023 ODI World Cup

• Ishan Kishan has often spoken about former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his interviews and the influence that Dhoni had on him during his early years when he started playing for Jharkhand. On 29 November 2023, while playing against Australia in a T20I match, Kishan attempted a stumping dismissal on a ball by Axar Patel. The third umpire later called the delivery a no-ball as he had collected the delivery before hitting the wickets. ^[9]Sportstar
  

  Ishan Kishan’s parents with Mahendra Singh Dhoni (centre)

  

  Ishan Kishan doing the stumping which was later declared a no-ball

• Ishan Kishan requested the Indian selectors and management to not consider him for the South Africa test series in December 2023 and took a leave from cricket for personal reasons. It was later reported that he took the break due to mental fatigue which he was experiencing from constant travel and lack of adequate game time. ^[10]Hindustan Times

• When asked in an interview once if he ever got a chance to have a superpower, which power would he like, he replied that he would like to do time travel. In the same interview, he later said that Indian cricketer and captain Hardik Pandya gave him the best advice that he should stay hungry for the things he wanted to achieve in his life and career.
  

  Ishan Kishan with Hardik Pandya (right) in the Indian dressing room

• When Ishan Kishan took part in the popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) with Indian women cricketer Smriti Mandhana in December 2023, he pranked Amitabh Bachchan by asking him a question that which title he would choose for his wife Jaya Bachchan out of Don, Sarkar, Khudagawah, and Shehenshah to which Amitabh chose Sarkar title. One of his clips went viral on social media in which he talked about his earlier days of international cricket when he ate Wasabi (which is pungent and hot) thinking it was mint chutney.

A cute banter between Ishan Kishan and Amitabh Bachchan.pic.twitter.com/f2GRbbxwqG

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 28, 2023

• As of January 2024, he is the brand ambassador of a bodybuilding supplement brand named Scitron. ^[11]Scitron He is also sponsored by many other companies and has shot advertisements for various consumer brands and organisations such as Dream11, Vivo, Noise, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and CEAT.
  

  Ishan Kishan during an ad shoot

• Ishan Kishan is popular among youngsters for his style, tattoos and ear piercings. Interestingly, Ishan Kishan wears ear piercings which are not a part of Bihari culture. He got his ears pierced while studying in 6th standard after getting his father’s permission, and to convince his school teachers, he wrote an application with a made-up story that piercings were his grandfather’s last wish who was alive in 2023.
  

  Ishan Kishan’s ear piercings

• Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav termed Ishan Kishan’s eating habits strange in an interview and said that sometimes, Ishan would eat a bun dipped in ice cream and before eating bread, he would apply chocolate ice cream and Nando’s sauce on it.
  

  Ishan Kishan with Suryakumar Yadav (right)

• He is fond of dogs and has two pet dogs named Bob and Tesla.
  

  Ishan Kishan playing with his dog

• Ishan’s mother has called Ishan a dutiful son in many interviews and has said on multiple occasions that Ishan always tries to do his duties as a son. She revealed that Ishan keeps on asking about leg pain during calls and presses her legs like a physio whenever he stays in Patna with her.
  

  A childhood photo of Ishan Kishan with his mother

  

  Ishan Kishan with his mother

• His friends have given him the nickname “Definite” after the character of “Definite Khan” played by Zeishan Quadri in the film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012). He has also earned the nickname ‘Pocket Dynamo’ and ‘Chota Dynamite’ for his aggression and ability to hit big shots.

• He is superstitious and marks his leg guard twice before batting.

• Ishan Kishan and his father have a very close relationship. He often saves the phone numbers of his father with strange and unique names such as Mafia and Don 2.
  

  Ishan Kishan with his father

• Ishan has gained a substantial number of followers on social media. As of January 2024, he has 6 million followers on Instagram ^[12]Instagram – Ishan Kishan, around 4 million followers on Facebook ^[13]Facebook – Ishan Kishan, and 1 million followers on Twitter. ^[14]Twitter – Ishan Kishan