[WATCH] Ishan Kishan rolls his arm over in the First DIV County Championship match against Somerset

In an unusual turn of events, the Indian wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan was seen having some fun in a recently concluded four-day game of the First Division County Championship 2025 that took place between Nottinghamshire and Somerset at Taunton. Playing for Nottinghamshire, the skipper, Haseeb Hameed, tossed the ball to Kishan during Somerset's second innings. It was a surprise move from the Nottinghamshire skipper, knowing that Kishan had primarily been selected as a frontline batter who could occasionally keep wickets.   

Despite virtually having no major bowling skills in his repertoire, Ishan Kishan had no hesitation in having a go with the ball. The 26-year-old wicket-keeper batter turned to off-spin, and his bowling action triggered a striking resemblance with the former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. He bowled his first delivery to the in-form Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who eventually went on to remain unbeaten on 147. The first delivery was a drag down, which was punched down the ground. He followed it up with another back-of-a-length delivery to Tom Abell, which was defended back to him.

The 26-year-old bowled only a solitary over in this game and gave away just one run.  Kishan was brought on in an effort to trigger a collapse. The strike bowlers from Nottinghamshire had a hard time dismissing Somerset in the second innings. Kohler-Cadmore and Abell carried on their merry way and put on an unbeaten 114-run stand to see Somerset off to a draw. 

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Apart from the ball, Kishan also made a contribution with the bat. He finished as the third highest run scorer for  Nottinghamshire in the first innings, adding a useful 77 (128), which featured eight fours and two sixes. Prior to his county stint, Kishan had previously garnered some bowling experience by bowling a few overs in First-Class and domestic T20 cricket. In FC cricket, Kishan has bowled 54 balls and has given away 43 runs while going wicketless. Whereas, in the domestic T20 cricket, Kishan has only bowled seven balls and has given away only six runs while returning wicketless.