Sai Kishore revealed that a tip from M.S. Dhoni over five years ago helped him become a better bowler, even though he didn’t understand it then.
“That was something I picked up during my stint with CSK. Dhoni emphasised it heavily, but back then, I didn’t quite grasp how much he meant. When you bowl from varied crease angles, the ball behaves differently off the deck.
The 29-year-old scalped six for 34, including a hat-trick against Uttarakhand in the second innings, to bowl Tamil Nadu to an innings victory over Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy fixture here on Tuesday. Over the last two years — starting from IPL 2025 — I’ve really begun embracing it.
I leaned into that, and it’s paying rich dividends,” said Sai Kishore.
From being at the cusp of breaking into the national team, Sai Kishore has fallen off the radar after being ignored for both the Duleep Trophy and the Irani Cup.
I take it in my stride, keep my head down, and focus entirely on performing consistently,” said Sai Kishore.
“Indian cricket is packed with talent, and to be fair, by my own benchmark, last year wasn’t my best season — even though I still averaged around three to three-and-a-half wickets a game.