Ishan Kishan Questioned for ‘Totally Bizarre’ Walk-Off, Asked to Explain Dismissal: ‘What Was He Thinking?’

Ishan Kishan Explain Dismissal: Ishan Kishan’s bizarre dismissal was the talk of social media during Sunrisers Hyderabad’s match against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. The left-handed opener, having just opened his account, tried to glance a delivery from Deepak Chahar that was drifting down leg. The ball evaded Kishan’s bat by a noticeable margin and was safely collected by MI wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton.

Strangely, there was no appeal from either Rickelton or Chahar, and umpire Vinod Seshan was on the verge of signalling it a wide.

Everyone was stunned by what transpired next. Ishan implied that he had nicked it when he suddenly started to walk back to the pavilion without any obvious edge, noise, or outside pressure. The mystery surrounding the dismissal was increased when replays verified that no bat was involved. Ishan's decision to leave the game proved to be a significant blow to SRH, whose game was already getting out of hand.

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The incident stunned the former cricket players as well. Nick Knight and Varun Aaron talked about the dismissal after the game, calling Ishan's call to walk "bizarre."

“It was quite bizarre. He obviously felt that he hit the ball. No batsman is going to walk if he didn't feel like he hit the ball. But when the umpire was hesitant, there was no real appeal from the fielders, he should've just reviewed it. I don't know why he didn't review it. And of course, in the dressing room, it was quite sad because he is already at an average of 6 (5.50 over last 7 IPL matches) now. It's appalling,” Aaron told ESPNCricinfo.

Knight, meanwhile, stated that a batter would usually know if he had nicked the delivery, and struggled to remember a moment where he hadn't a clear idea of the same.

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“I was watching it live, and I reckon I'd know if I hit it. I can't think of an instance where I wouldn't. Bizarre, totally bizarre. The umpire was giving it not out, then he suddenly sees him walking and gives him out... he clearly didn't think it was out. Then, Ishan walks back, and the whole thing gets confusing. Simple solution, just let the umpire make the decision,” said Knight.

Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary also expressed his astonishment on social media, saying that the dismissal “baffled” him.

“Ishan kishan’s dismissal today against Mumbai Indian ?? I’m waiting to hear from Ishan himself, what was he thinking at that time ?? Baffling,” wrote Tiwary.

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