Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong is like a special ground for him. In this field, he made not one, not two, but ten records in double centuries. He informed the entire cricket world that he can talk with his bat if given a chance. India’s Bihar boy Ishan Kishan is now in the headlines after his mercurial batting in the third ODI against Bangladesh. In the last one-day match against Bangladesh on Saturday, this Indian wicketkeeper, left-handed batsman shocked the entire cricket world. Apart from leading India to victory, he set a flood of personal records. Now let’s see what records this young Indian cricketer owns in double centuries.
Fastest double century: This young Indian wicketkeeper broke Chris Gayle’s record and set a new precedent. Chris Gayle was the owner of the world’s fastest double century by scoring the lowest double century in 138 balls. Ishan is now the owner of the world’s fastest double century by breaking Gayle’s record of 126 balls.
Double century in the first century: Ishan is the only cricketer in the world who owns the double century in the first century. No one could set this precedent before.
As the youngest cricketer to score double hundred: Broke the record of ‘Hitman’ fame Rohit Sharma. Rohit scored his first double hundred at the age of 26 years and 186 days. At the age of 24 years and 145 days, he overtook Rohit by making a double hundred.
First double century against Bangladesh: Earlier no cricketer could score a double century against Bangladesh in ODI cricket. Ishan was the first cricketer to set this precedent.
Double hundred in less overs: Virender Sehwag has owned the lowest double hundred in 43.3 overs in ODI cricket. Ishan is now the owner of the double hundred in the fewest overs, surpassing Sehwag in just 35 overs.
156 runs on boundaries: Out of 210 runs scored by Ishan, 156 runs came from boundaries. After Rohit, Guptill, this time, Ishan owns more runs from the boundary. Rohit’s 186 runs from the boundary and Martin Guptill’s 162 runs.
India’s Fastest 150: Ishan also holds the record for fastest 150 runs in Indian cricket history. Ishan scored 150 runs in just 103 balls topping Sehwag.
Highest run pair against Bangladesh: Ishan and Kohli played an innings of 290 runs. This is the highest score against Bangladesh in ODI cricket. Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock’s record of 282 runs was also topped.
Ishan alone 68.6 percent: From the pair of Ishan and Kohli, 68.6 percent of the runs came from Ishan’s bat. Which is the highest in cricket history. Through this, Tom Latham who scored 65.6 percent was topped.
First 400 against Bangladesh: No team has scored 400 against Bangladesh before. Ishan played the biggest role in scoring 400 runs against Bangladesh.
This batsman could not be a regular in the Indian team yet. However, Ishan got a chance due to Rohit’s injury. Using that opportunity, Ishaan sent a message to the Indian selectors that he is ready to lead the team. After the double century, this rising star of India is now floating in praise.