Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the annual players contract list on 28 February. This time a total of 30 players have been included in four different grades, in which 11 new players have got a place for the first time. This time, 7 players have been exempted from the new central contract, which includes two big names, Shreyas Iyer and wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan. After the ouster of both these players, reactions of many former players are also coming to the fore, mainly the names of Ravi Shastri and Irfan Pathan. Shastri said about both the players that they should work hard as they have done earlier also.
Ravi Shastri expressed happiness on this decision of the board
Ravi Shastri has also expressed his happiness over some decisions taken by BCCI regarding the new annual central contract. According to Shastri, kudos to BCCI and Jay Shah for the game-changing move with the fast bowling contract. This is an important step in preparation for the Test series to be played on the Australia tour later this year. The focus on Test cricket and domestic cricket will also serve to give a big message to all the players. Regarding the exclusion of Shreyas and Ishan, Shastri also said that returning to the game of cricket defines your spirit. Keep up the courage, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. Face the challenges and come back even stronger. Your past achievements speak volumes and I have no doubt that you will be able to bounce back once again.
Irfan Pathan expressed his displeasure over the ouster of both of them.
Former Indian player Irfan Pathan also reacted to the exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the central contract, in which he tweeted supporting both the players and wrote that both Shreyas and Ishan are talented players. Hopefully they will return. If Hardik Pandya does not want to play red ball cricket then should he and others not play white ball domestic tournaments. If he was not a part of the Indian team at that time. If this rule is not applied equally to everyone then the Indian team cannot achieve the desired result.
Apart from Irfan, Sanjay Manjrekar also said after the board’s decision that thanks to BCCI for rewarding those players who are continuously working hard and want to play and are ready to face tough tests as cricketers.
Aakash Chopra and Kirti Azad also said a big thing
Kirti Azad, who was part of the 1983 World Cup winning team, also gave a statement regarding the exclusion of Ishaan and Shreyas from the annual contract list and said that this should not happen only with two players but other players should also be kept in mind. . Kirti Azad said that this message is a very good initiative. Everyone should play Ranji Trophy. Five-day cricket is real cricket. It is good to play domestic cricket. However, it is not right to punish only two. Everyone should be punished, everyone should be looked at equally.
Apart from Kirti Azad, former Indian opening batsman Akash Chopra also said regarding this issue that 30 players have already been included in the list. The number will reach 32 after the next match of the Indian team. If your name is not among these 32 players, then questions will arise as to what has happened. It was told in the BCCI press release that the names of Shreyas and Ishan Kishan were not even considered. It was conveyed by both Jay Shah and Rohit Sharma that you need to play domestic cricket and if you are not serious about it then you will have to face such decisions.
(PTI INPUTS)
read this also
Steve Smith wants to change this rule of cricket, you will be surprised to know the reason
IND vs ENG: Team India announced for the fifth test against England, this star player returns
Latest Cricket News