Ishan Kishan’s Absence from Ranji Trophy Match Despite BCCI Directive: Report Unveils

Ishan Kishan, a player for Mumbai Indians, is currently training with his captain Hardik Pandya in Baroda and is set to make a comeback to competitive cricket in Mumbai’s DY Patil T20 tournament. This will be in preparation for the cash-rich IPL, where most office teams take part and the players tune up for the event. It is reported that Kishan was asked by a senior member of the Indian team think-tank to play in the Ranji Trophy in order to make a comeback to the Test team. However, Kishan has reportedly expressed that he is “working on certain technical aspects” of his game and is not ready for red-ball cricket, showing reluctance to play first-class cricket and focusing only on the IPL.

Jharkhand, where Kishan’s team is playing Rajasthan, has also seen Deepak Chahar, who is currently training with the Chennai Super Kings, skip the last round Ranji game. The text highlights that Kishan’s reluctance to play first-class cricket and focus only on the IPL led the BCCI to make a minimum number of Ranji Trophy games mandatory for players to be eligible for the cash-rich league’s lucrative auction pool. The BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, emphasized that if the player is fit, no excuse will be entertained, and that the selectors need to decide the player’s future. Shah expressed that if the player is good in red-ball, he has to play.

In relation to this, Shreyas Iyer, another cricketer, is also missing in action in the ongoing final round of matches due to issues with his lower back and groin.