Indian players have several fans following all over the world and because of that, they have to interact with them also. Along with the meeting, they ask for selfies, autographs etc. However, sometimes they have to encounter some bizarre requests as well. And, one incident happened with Ishan Kishan, who was shocked by a fan’s bizarre autograph request.
However, he made headlines with his double-century against Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI last week. And, recently, he was in his home town in Ranchi where while posing with fans, he had to face an awkward situation.
A fan, named Randhir Kumar, wanted Ishan Kishan’s autograph. And the fan wanted the autograph on the back of his mobile phone. While taking autographs on a phone is common, what left Ishan shocked was the fact that the phone already had the signature of the legendary Indian player MS Dhoni on it. Despite having less space, the fan wanted to have signatures.
Ishan, with respect for Dhoni, clearly mentioned that he could not sign in the same space where Dhoni’s signature is. The entire incident was captured by veteran sports journalist Vimal Kumar and he also uploaded it on his YouTube channel as well.
"Mahi bhai (@msdhoni) ka hai signature and Mai unke Signature ke Uppar kaise karskata hoon. Abhi ham utna Pahuchne nahi hai wahan par. Ham Nichhe kardete hai. Theek hai."
– Ishan Kishan ❤️ pic.twitter.com/wc7gRpDJnz
— Deputy (@BoyOfMasses) December 19, 2022
“It will remain with you, but how will I sign on the same pace as Dhoni bhai?” – Ishan Kishan
“Mahi bhai ka hai signature and he wants my autograph on top of his. I can’t do it. Let’s do one thing. Why take it on a phone. I would autograph it on some other nice thing,” Ishan said, “It will remain with you, but how will I sign on the same pace as Dhoni bhai? These are his signatures; How can I write anything on top of it?”
However, after much deliberation, the fan convinced Ishan Kishan to sign on the space below Dhoni’s signatures. But he stated, “We haven’t reached that level yet. I will sign below it? Alright. There you go.”
On the other hand, the fan explained, “I wanted to get his signatures on my phone. It is a little unique and since both are stars of Jharkhand, I had to do it. There are many people who might have both Dhoni and Ishan’s autograph. I have seen Ishan since he started playing Under-16. It has been 5-6 years for me working here so I have been knowing him. He still respects this ground. It felt really nice. I even know Dhoni sir, not personally but I do see him here often.”
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