Indian batter Ishan Kishan talked about how his ‘bromance’ with fellow teammate Shubman Gill started flourishing. Both cricketers share a healthy bond, having played for the national team over the last couple of years across formats.

Kishan, who holds the record for the fastest double hundred in ODIs, said that he started becoming friends with Gill after they started doing things together. Kishan said that apart from their camaraderie on the cricket field, they are also good friends off the field.

“Me and Gill are very good friends, and we care for each other as well. We became friends when teams like India A, India B and India C existed with high-performing players from various states. He was in my team, but I did not get to know when he came to sleep in my room,” Kishan revealed on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati, where Indian women’s cricketer Smriti Mandhana was also present.

“So, what happened is, whenever we used to go on tour out of India, we used to go eating together and go everywhere together. From there, our friendship became deep. Our relation is not limited to cricket, but also off the field,” he added.

After making a name for himself as the skipper of the Indian team in the U19 World Cup back in 2016, Kishan got his maiden IPL contract with Gujarat in 2017. Thereafter, he moved to the Mumbai Indians (MI), where he played under Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard.

As far as Gill is concerned, he became the Player of the Tournament in the U19 World Cup in New Zealand in 2018. Thereafter, he got his maiden IPL contract with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), after which he moved to the Gujarat Titans.