Here's the full transcript of India batter Ishan Kishan's press conference after their February 12 match against Namibia.
[Reporter:]
I just wanted to know that while facing Gehrard Erasmus, the Namibian captain, who was bowling with a sidearm. Do you think it would have been a good preparation before facing Pakistani spinner Usman Tariq? It would have been a good match prep?
[Ishan Kishan:]
No, I think we have already done the preparation part and now it's just time to watch the ball and play our natural game. So if the ball is there, as a batter, we just feel like going in because it's a T20 game. And we are trying to set a good total on board. But we do have to believe in our strength as well. There's nothing like you have to prepare. I think at this level, we just watch few videos and we get an idea of what kind of bowling is going to happen. So we're just keeping it simple. Yeah, he bowled pretty well today and I think there was a quite bit of learning for us for our team as well today.
[Reporter:]
Was there any cautious approach in the first four overs? Because you started hitting from the fifth over. Yeah. Wasn't it a cautious approach not to hit sixer?
[Ishan Kishan:]
I think before we thought it's going to be a pretty flat wicket.
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