In a major decision, the BCCI has removed Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who did not feature for their respective state teams in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, from the central contract. Iyer missed Mumbai's quarter-final match against Baroda after complaining of back pain, but returned for the semi-final match against Tamil Nadu.
Sourav Ganguly says Jay Shah and Roger Binny need to talk to Ishan Kishan
Main highlights
- Ganguly said Jay Shah and Roger Binney need to talk to Ishan.
- He added that players can play any format of the game.
- BCCI has removed Ishan and Shreyas from their central contracts.
Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly said BCCI chief Jay Shah and president Roger Binney need to talk about Ishan Kishan's whereabouts. In a major decision, the BCCI has excluded Shreyas Iyer and Kishan from the central contract as they did not feature for their respective state teams in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.
Iyer is on a Grade B contract while Kishan was in the Grade C list last season. Ganguly said Shah, Binny and the selection committee need to talk to Kishan, but also maintained that even senior players like Ishant Sharma have played in the Ranji Trophy.
Kishan last played for India in the T20I series against Australia in November 2023, while Iyer played in the first two matches against England.
“For someone like Ishan Kishan, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, president Roger Binney and the selection committee need to talk to him. All this time, he played Ranji and then white ball cricket. Has that made him a bad player? Not so,'' Ganguly said. era of india.
“All the players selected for Delhi Capitals have played in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Ranji Trophy. Even Ishant Sharma has played Ranji.” added Ganguly.
The former Indian cricketer said that current cricketers can play both red-ball and white-ball cricket. Kishan left the Indian team during the South Africa tour and was not selected in the squad for the five Test matches against England.
“They can play both red and white balls. An IPL career can happen at the same time as an action in first-class cricket. They don't clash until first-class cricket ends and IPL begins. We have almost a month. I don't think anything will go wrong,” Ganguly said.
The former Indian cricketer said that just-pacers need to manage their workload, but maintained that the standard of cricket in India is excellent.
Meanwhile, Kishan is playing for the Reserve Bank of India in the DY Patil T20 Cup.
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