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Ishan Kishan: Biography, Career Stats and Records

Wicketkeeper-batter

Ishan Kishan is a left-handed India wicketkeeper-batter from Bihar who represents Jharkhand in domestic cricket. He debuted in both white-ball formats in 2021, made a Test debut in 2023 and later returned to India’s 2026 white-ball teams.

Official squad snapshotSelected in the 1 September 2026 BCCI squad announcement.This records selection status, not a guaranteed playing XI place.
Full name
Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan
Born
Birthplace
Patna, Bihar, India
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Occasional legbreak
Record reviewed
7 Sep 2026

Career overview

How the India career developed.

This overview connects role, debuts and format context using the dated records listed below.

Ishan Kishan’s route to senior international cricket included captaining India at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup and building a domestic record with Jharkhand. He reached both T20I and ODI cricket in 2021.

The 210 against Bangladesh in December 2022 is the headline ODI innings in his profile. His Test debut followed in the West Indies in July 2023, creating a three-format career even though the match samples remain very different.

The July 2026 snapshots record a return to India’s white-ball teams. The page avoids treating old franchise associations as current and cites the official squad announcement separately.

Career timeline

Debuts and defining checkpoints.

Dates identify source-supported debuts and selected milestones. The list is not a claim to cover every match or domestic season.

  1. T20I debut

    Scored a fifty on debut against England at Ahmedabad.

  2. ODI debut

    Made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

  3. ODI double century

    Scored 210 against Bangladesh at Chattogram.

  4. Test debut

    Made his Test debut against West Indies at Roseau.

  5. Afghanistan T20I squad

    Named as one of the wicketkeepers in the BCCI squad announcement.

Format lens

Read each format on its own terms.

Short context cards explain what the dated figures do—and do not—show.

Tests2 matches · 78 runs · 0 wickets

The Test record remains a two-match sample from the 2023 West Indies tour.

ODIs32 matches · 1,107 runs · 0 wickets

The ODI figures include two hundreds, one of them a double century.

T20Is55 matches · 1,608 runs · 0 wickets

The T20I sample is the largest of his three international formats by matches.

International statistics

Tests, ODIs and T20Is separated.

Career totals use the latest match date shown by the checked player record. Formats may have different snapshot dates.

Ishan Kishan — India men’s international career snapshot
FormatMatchesRuns100s50sWicketsThrough
Tests27801020 Jul 2023
ODIs321,10727019 Jul 2026
T20Is551,608112026 Jul 2026

These are format-specific snapshots, not one combined career number. A format without a debut is stated plainly instead of displaying a misleading zero-match career.

Selected milestones

Context behind the record.

Each item was retained only when the checked player records or event sources supported it. This is a focused list, not an exhaustive record book.

  1. 01

    Scored 210 against Bangladesh in December 2022 for his first ODI hundred.

  2. 02

    Reached both his T20I and ODI debuts with half-centuries in the opening match of each format.

  3. 03

    Captained India at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup before entering senior international cricket in 2021.

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Photo credit

Ishan Kishan portrait

Photo: Tata IPL 2022 / YouTube. Wikimedia Commons file. CC BY 3.0. square crop and WebP conversion.

The image credit does not imply endorsement by the player, photographer, team, board or source platform.

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