Ishan Kishan: biography, stats & profile

Ishan Kishan is an India wicketkeeper-batter who bats left-handed. Born Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan on 18 July 1998 in Patna, Bihar, he plays international cricket for India and has played domestic cricket for Jharkhand.

In the IPL he has turned out for Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is best known for his ODI highest score of 210 and for an unbeaten 106 on his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Early life and domestic career

Kishan made his first-class debut for Jharkhand in 2014, aged 16. In his first ten first-class matches he scored a hundred and five fifties.

International career

Kishan debuted in T20Is against England at Ahmedabad on 14 March 2021. His ODI debut followed against Sri Lanka at Colombo on 18 July 2021.

His Test debut came against West Indies at Roseau, played from 12 to 14 July 2023. His most recent Test was at Port of Spain, from 20 to 24 July 2023.

IPL

Kishan started his IPL career with Gujarat Lions in 2016 and moved to Mumbai Indians after one more season with the Lions.

At the IPL 2025 mega auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for INR 11.25 crore. On his debut for the franchise he made his first IPL century, an unbeaten 106 off 47 balls against Rajasthan Royals.

Career stats at a glance

In 27 ODIs Kishan has scored 933 runs at an average of 42.41 and a strike rate of 102.20, with one hundred and seven fifties. In 32 T20Is he has 796 runs at 25.68 and a strike rate of 124.38, including six fifties. In the IPL he has 2,998 runs in 119 matches at 29.11, with a strike rate of 137.65 and 16 fifties.

Recent form and news

Kishan has been ruled out of India’s third T20I against New Zealand, scheduled for 27 October. He suffered a right adductor strain in the first T20I of the series, and the BCCI says he is yet to regain match fitness.

By MaidanBeat Desk · updated 27 Oct 2026