Jul 25, 2026 04:23 PM IST India vs Zimbabwe Live Score, 2nd T20I: Ishan Kishan ahead of game I think, to be very honest, the pitch was not that easy.
It looked settled in the first innings after a few overs, but when we were batting, I thought the pitch had double pace and double bounce at the same time.
So, it was not just easy to go out and take on the bowlers from ball one.
We just took our time and we knew the total was not that big, so we were just trying to play the right shots whenever needed. [On adapting to different conditions around the world] I think, as an international cricketer and as a professional, you need to adapt as soon as possible because there's no point playing shots that aren't available.
If you go for them and end up losing your wicket, it puts the team on the back foot.
So it's always about the team first.
If you have that in mind, I think you'll be the best judge of the pitch while you're in the middle and you'll just play the right shots. [On his IPL form, T20I year and dealing with the short ball] I think there's always room for improvement, but at the same time, when we went to England, I don't think there's a problem with the short ball.
It's more about understanding the areas where you want to score and whether those shots are on or not.
Understanding that is the key point.
Coming here, it's also about assessing which bowlers are getting extra bounce and which aren't, who you can attack and who you can't, whether you can go over midwicket or whether you'll have to use the pace.
You just have to adapt in the middle to all these things.
Once you get it right, I think you're good to go.
