Ishan Kishan has done well for himself as an Indian cricketer who is rising through the ranks to make a space for himself in limited overs matches. From his wicket-keeping skills to his ability to smash long boundaries, he is turning out to be an excellent backup for Rishabh Pant and the Men in Blue.

Earlier this week, Kishan got interviewed by the Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of his practice for the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2021 season in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in which he spoke about how he selects a bat before training. Whether he marks a particular bat which he feels the most comfortable with:

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“No, I don’t keep my bats marked to know which I’ve to use. But yes, I always know which is the one I have to pick. My debut bat is not with me here. I’ve sent it to SG because I want three more bats just like that to play with. If you own a lot of bats too, you get confused. You don’t know which to play with. Now I’m confused as to which bat to play with!”

“Let me just pick a new bat today, what say? All my bats have the text “Om Sai Nath” written on it because I believe in him. I ask them to put it on my bat because I like it, it gives me confidence.”

As it turns out, a lot of people are angry with the fact that Kishan believes in Sai Baba and did not think twice before blabbering their hate for the southpaw all over social media:

Pseudo god. (Farzi ka bhagwan)

— mantisshr (@mantisshr) August 24, 2021

Another Sanghi

— AT | Ryan Harris FC (@balencdior) August 24, 2021

Allah clear of this fraud

— (@harrsshh__) August 24, 2021

name of fraud muIIa Sai baba should not be associated with Hindu Chants https://t.co/lCrvartyyY

— Ritik. (@hehehihi619) August 24, 2021

Kishan has always been a believer in Sai Baba. In fact, he even got a tattoo of the Shirdi spiritual master on his fight forearm, which gets noticed by the fans every time he enters the cricket ground to bat or keep wickets.

Ishan Kishan has a tattoo of Sai Baba on his arm? Itna religious bachcha!

— नम्रता (@_Namrataa) April 6, 2019

Ishan Kishan has a Sai Baba tattoo in his left arm.

— Aravind (@netcitizen) September 6, 2018

Even his hand is tattooed with Sai Baba's face, much respect to him .

— ηαмαη - ICT CSK (@Mr_unknown23_) August 24, 2021

I think he had a tatto of Sairam

— Gautamm (@Gautamm_chary) August 24, 2021

In the first half of the IPL, Kishan played in five matches for the Mumbai Indians while scoring 73 runs in 88 balls faced. With a strike rate of 82.95, he wasn’t having the best of the seasons in the shortest format of the game. 

However, with the league getting disrupted due to a bio bubble breach, Kishan, along with all the other cricketers, got a break to rework their strategies and brush up on their skills. Kishan also got the opportunity to play for the Indian side during their tour of Sri Lanka and struck a half-century on his ODI debut.

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