In one of the more inspiring comeback stories in recent times, Ishan Kishan's return to India's white-ball setup has been breathtaking to watch. After guiding Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title in early 2026, the left-handed batter has broken into the Men in Blue side and guided them to the 2026 T20 World Cup title.

Kishan's excellent T20 form for club and country has also seen him get into the ODI team for India's three-match series against Afghanistan. The southpaw has leapfrogged ahead of Rishabh Pant in the pecking order and is now the 50-over team's backup wicketkeeper after KL Rahul.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad batter does have the pedigree to succeed in ODI cricket, as is evident through some of his outstanding one-day innings in the past.

Here are the three best ODI knocks by Ishan Kishan:  3. 125 vs Afghanistan, 2026 Ishan Kishan (Photo Source: BCCI)

Ishan Kishan's most recent century against Afghanistan was also his second hundred in ODI cricket. A counter-attacking knock on a tricky surface, the top-order batter scored 125 off just 79 balls, striking at 158.22.

He also forged a 224-run partnership with captain Shubman Gill for the third wicket. 

Kishan was in total control of his innings and made the most of his legside strength, scoring 87 through the area, including five sixes. Nangeyalia Kharote, however, ended his innings in the 37th over with India already on 320 runs.

2. 93 vs South Africa, 2022 Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: Pankaj Nangia/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Nothing beats a match-winning knock against top-tier opposition at his domestic home.

That is exactly what Kishan was able to achieve when he scored 93 against South Africa in Ranchi, where India chased down 279 to win the match by seven wickets. 

The left-handed batter came in to bat at number three after captain Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed inside the first six overs. Kishan, however, came out and played an outstanding innings, hitting 93 from 84 balls, an innings that comprised four fours and seven sixes in total. He was later dismissed by Bjorn Fortuin after a 161-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer, who scored an unbeaten century and was declared Player of the Match.

1. 210 vs Bangladesh, 2022 Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: BCCI)

Ishan Kishan rewrote the history books when he became only the fourth Indian batter to reach the hallowed double century in ODI cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma. In doing so, he also became the youngest double centurion in one-day history whilst also being the first player in the format's records to convert his maiden century into a double ton.

Kishan scored 210 in Chattogram off 131 deliveries whilst opening the batting alongside Dhawan, who was sent back to the pavilion for just three runs.

It takes something extremely special to overshadow Virat Kohli's century, but the youngster was able to do exactly that. He scored at a strike rate of 160.30, hitting 24 fours and 10 sixes along the way.