Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Ishan Kishan Reflects on Comeback After India Team Recall
Ishan Kishan was away from India's national cricket team after being dropped in 2023.
He said he understood that mistakes had consequences.
While away, he worked on his fitness and batting and played well in domestic cricket.
He stayed patient and kept trying to earn another chance.
Kishan returned to India's T20I team in 2026.
In a match against West Indies in Lucknow, he scored 37 runs without getting out.
India won the match while chasing a target of 172.
Kishan said he now focuses on enjoying cricket and helping his team.
He has scored 1,042 runs in T20Is in 2026, nearing Suryakumar Yadav's cited yearly tally of 1,164.
Ishan Kishan said he understood the consequences of mistakes that led to his 2023 omission.
He said he worked on his fitness and batting, stayed patient, and performed in domestic cricket.
Kishan returned to India's T20I team in 2026 after being out of the national side across formats.
In the first T20I against West Indies in Lucknow, he scored an unbeaten 37 as India chased 172.
Kishan has scored 1,042 runs in 30 matches in 2026, behind Suryakumar Yadav's India T20I record of 1,164 in 2022.
- Who
- Ishan Kishan, India's wicketkeeper-batter.
- What
- He discussed his return to the India team and scored an unbeaten 37 in the first T20I against West Indies.
- When
- After the first T20I on Tuesday, October 6; the article says Kishan returned in 2026 after being dropped in 2023.
- Where
- The first T20I was played in Lucknow.
- Why
- Kishan said he worked on his fitness and batting, stayed patient, and performed in domestic cricket to earn his recall.
- First T20I result
- India chased a target of 172 with eight wickets in hand and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
- Kishan's score
- Unbeaten 37 in the first T20I against West Indies.
- Third-wicket partnership
- Kishan and captain Shreyas Iyer added 137 runs.
- Iyer's score
- 102 not out.
- Kishan's 2026 tally
- 1,042 runs in 30 matches, according to the article.
- Comparison
- Suryakumar Yadav scored 1,164 runs in 2022, cited as the most by an Indian in T20Is in a calendar year.
- Return to national side
- Kishan was dropped across formats in 2023 and returned to the T20I team in 2026.