Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 31 -- Following his match-winning maiden T20I century for India against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan admitted that his focus is firmly on the T20 World Cup to put in that "extra effort" and added how batting alongside a fiery Abhishek Sharma helps him.

Ishan has completed a redemption for the ages. From being left out of the central contract in 2024 to winning the maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Jharkhand and coming back into the Indian side for the T20 World Cup and NZ series, it has been quite a journey for Ishan. With Sanju now struggling with 46 runs in five innings of this series, Ishan's 215 runs in these four innings at an average of 53.75 and a strike...