Ishan Kishan

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Does Ishan Kishan smoke?: No.Does Ishan Kishan drink alcohol?: Not Known.Since his childhood, Ishan possessed an immense passion for cricket and at the tender age of 7, he led his school team for the School World Cup in Aligarh.He got terminated from school for not being serious about his studies. Every now and then he was punished for drawing cricket field on his notebook.Ishan and his brother Raj dreamt of becoming a cricketer in their childhood. Though Raj used to play good cricket, he sacrificed his dream so that Ishan could fulfill his desire. Raj has always had a feeling that Ishan was a better player.His friends have given him the nickname Definite after the character of Definite Khan played by Zeishan Quadri in the film Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).Despite being the native of Bihar, he started playing cricket for Jharkhand due to the reason that Bihar state board lost its affiliation with the BCCI. His father was initially reluctant about his move to Jharkhand, but his elder brother and coach Santosh Kumar convinced his father to send him to Ranchi, Jharkhand, for better opportunities in cricket.At the age of 15, he shifted to Jharkhand, and it took him just a few matches to grab the attention of the selectors and soon got selected for Jharkhand Ranji Team in 2014. Even Rahul Dravid was impressed with his batting against Saurashtra in a Ranji match.Kishan, before the Under-19 World Cup, expressed his desire to play for either Chennai Super Kings (CSK) or Rajasthan Royals (RR) because he idolizes MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid. However both the teams were ruled out of the tournament from 2015 to 2017.He was the captain of the U-19 Indian cricket team that reached the finals, but lost to U-19 West Indies at Dhaka.