Ahmedabad, March 9 -- Ishan Kishan revealed that a phone call from India captain Suryakumar Yadav before the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 played a crucial role in boosting his confidence, as the wicketkeeper-batter delivered a key knock in India's title-winning campaign.
Kishan said Suryakumar had personally called him while the team management was finalising the World Cup squad.
"Surya bhai called me when the team was about to meet. I even took a screenshot because I had a feeling he had called about the World Cup team. He asked me directly, 'World Cup jitayega?'," Kishan told reporters after the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
"I asked him, 'Bharosa karoge?' (Will you have faith in me?). He said yes, and that was it," he added.
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