Mumbai, Jan. 28 -- Former Indian wicketkeeper- batter Parthiv Patel has lauded Ishan Kishan's ability to use the bowler's pace and noted that this has been a reason for his batting success in the New Zealand T20I series.

Ishan Kishan has been in good form in the series and has played a key role in India taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match contest. He is the fourth-highest run-scorer in the series. In the three T20Is played so far, he has scored 112 runs at an exceptional strike rate of 224.00 and an average of 37.33.

While Kishan could score only 8 runs in the first match, the left-hand batter smashed a 32-ball 76 in the second T20I and helped India chase a 209-run target in just 15.2 overs. In the third T20I, Kishan struc...