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File photo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan© Twitter
One of the biggest talking points in Indian cricket these days is that players miss domestic cricket. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah recently made it clear that all centrally contracted cricketers, who are not in the national team, will have to compulsorily play red ball cricket in the domestic circuit and the management will not tolerate any kind of excuse about. The statement came amidst the controversy surrounding Ishan Kishan and reports suggesting that the BCCI has asked him to play for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy.
Shah mentioned Kishan during the interaction but quickly added that the ad was not directed at him and this rule will apply to all cricketers who are not part of the national team.
“All the contracted players have been informed by phone and I will write to them too. If the chairman of selectors, the coach and the captain want you to play red-ball cricket, then you have to play. ‘Nakhre Nahi Chalenge’ (no tantrums) ).And as far as Ishan Kishan is concerned, he is young, I am not saying this specifically about him as it will apply to all players equally,” Jay Shah told reporters.
“Everyone will have to play, otherwise the president of the selection committee has given me his suggestions and I am going to give him free rein so he can make his own decisions freely.”
Amid this, a report came from the Indian Express on Thursday that Shreyas Iyer would not be available for the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals in Mumbai citing injury concerns, but the National Cricket Academy (NCA) has said it has no “recent injuries.” The report quotes an email from Nitin Patel, NCA’s head of sports science and medicine, who told selectors that Iyer was “fit”. He also cited sources in the Mumbai Cricket Association who said Iyer had cited back pain as the reason he missed the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Baroda, which begins on Friday.
“Shreyas Iyer was fit and available for selection as per the Indian team’s transfer report after the 2nd Test match against England. Currently there are no new injuries reported after his departure from the Indian team either,” Patel wrote in his email. electronic according to the report.
Now, Irfan Pathan posted an interesting comment on X on Thursday. “Are there different rules for different players who do not play Indian first-class cricket in the name of body care?” Irfan Pathan wrote.
Are there different rules for different players for not playing Indian first-class cricket in the name of body care?
—Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 22, 2024
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