‘Paisa kamao, par sirf IPL khel ke nahi’: Praveen Kumar on Shreyas Iyer-Ishan Kishan controversy | cricket news | Top Vip News

NEW DELHI: Club vs country is not a new debate in the halls of Indian cricket, especially whenever a new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is around the corner, and interest from players leaning towards IPL has often irritated pundits and former players. . Adding to that list of critics is the former India bowler. Praveen Kumar.
According to Praveen, who has played six Tests, 68 ODIs and 10 T20Is, players need to set their priorities right and ensure that playing both international and domestic cricket is always ahead of the IPL on their list.

The last in the list of players who have been seen in the middle of this controversy is the middle-order batsman. Shreyas Iyer and wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishanbut with a little twist: it’s state vs. club instead of country vs. club.

The fact that the duo were not available for their state teams for the Ranji Trophy infuriated the BCCI to the extent that the board issued a ruling making it mandatory for all its contracted players to participate in domestic cricket. But when Iyer and Ikshan remained unavailable, the BCCI removed both from its latest contract list.

Both Iyer and Ishan participated in the ODI World Cup last year, where India lost to Australia in the final in Ahmedabad.

In Test cricket, Ishan was the last part of the team during India’s tour of South Africa in December, and Iyer played the first two Tests of the ongoing series against England.
TimesofIndia.com caught up with Praveen and spoke about the exclusion of Ishan and Iyer from the BCCI contract. Rohit Sharma as captain, Rohit and Virat KohliThe importance of the T20 World Cup and much more.
Excerpts:
On the exclusion of Iyer and Ishan from BCCI contracts…
I’ve been saying this for a long time. Paisa kamao, kaun mana kar rha hai? Paisa kamane chahiye lekin aise bhi nahi hona chahiye ki aap national nahi khel rahe, country ko importance nahi de rahe. (Earn money, who’s stopping you? But it shouldn’t be like you’re not playing for the country or domestic cricket.) This is now firmly on the players’ minds. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. You mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chhorun (I will rest for a month before the IPL and then play. This happens because mentally you are not willing to part with so much money). But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important but this (prioritising franchise cricket) is wrong.

How much has the IPL changed since 2008?
IPL has given many stars to Indian cricket. The youngsters have gained a lot of benefits from this league as they get to share the dressing room and field with the older players not only from India but also from around the world. Cricket has changed a lot. The year the IPL started in 2008 and now the IPL has changed, the approach has changed, the game has totally changed. Support staff has been increased. You spend over a month and a half with players from all over the world, so it’s obviously a great learning experience.
Which current Indian pacer has impressed you the most?
Jasprit Bumrah is simply exceptional. He stands out and I don’t think there are any doubts about his abilities that anyone should comment on. He now he is a senior player. He has learned to take wickets at a moment’s notice. Akash Deep has impressed me a lot. Mukesh (Kumar) has done well. These two players have done very well and will go very far. They just need to keep learning new things every day.

On Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians captain…
Rohit knows his role very well. He knows that he has to go up the middle and score runs. I don’t think it (losing the MI captaincy) will affect Rohit in any way because he knows his role well. Rohit won’t care if he is captain or not. He is a mature and experienced cricketer. I am sure the Mumbai Indians management must have spoken to Rohit before taking this decision (giving the captaincy to Hardik). Without any conversation with Rohit, MI cannot take this big decision.
On Rohit as India captain…
Rohit is a fantastic skipper. He is leading the team very well. Sourav Ganguly was the one who formed the team. He created the team with a mix of young and experienced players. Rohit is ‘yaaro ka yaar’ (friend of friends). He scolds the players when they make mistakes and also hugs them. He guides them and gives freedom to everyone in the field.