'Real Challenges', Ishan Kishan recalls his father's message on maiden Test call-up

Ishan Kishan who was ignored in the ODI series vs Sri Lanka even after scoring a record breaking 210 in Bangladesh, has been included in India's Test squad for the Australia series. The young wicketkeeper batter was given his maiden call-up to the Test team for the upcoming Australia series.

Speaking of his maiden Test call-up and excitement to play red-ball cricket in a conversation with Shubhman Gill, Kishan revealed that when he broke the news of his Test call, his father said, "Test has the real challenges. You have to work hard like this".

'Real Challenges'

"I am very happy. Whenever I was doing well in white-ball cricket my father used to say that Test cricket is the real deal. He says that Test has the real challenges, it tests the skills of batters and it is a big thing to play Test cricket," Ishan revealed in a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on Twitter.

Kishan extremely happy after maiden Test call-up

"I am very happy to make it to the Test team, because people perceive it as the real game. I will try hard to do well. I called home and told them the news. My dad was hyped up and told me to work hard like this," he added.

India and Australia are set to lock horns in the four-match Test series starting February 9.

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