12 teams are giving it their all in the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament, which was kicked off on August 15. The tournament features a few Indian stars also playing as they gear up for the domestic and Test season. An out-of-favour Indian star has smashed a century in the tournament.
Ishan Kishan made his Test debut for India against the West Indies at Windsor Park in Dominica in July 2023. The southpaw has only played two Tests for Team India and will be making his return to the red-ball format after a long time.
Ishan Kishan last played for India in November 2023 and since taking a break due to mental fatigue, he hasn't been considered for the national side. Kishan lost his annual contract after now showing up for his domestic side Jharkhand in Ranji Trophy and now has opened up on the whole episode.
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were not included in BCCI's list of centrally contracted players. This came after the two players didn't show up for their domestic teams in the Ranji Trophy 2023-24. While Iyer did feature in Mumbai's semifinal and final, Kishan did not participate in any game.
Mumbai's star wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan got out to Delhi Capitals pacer Mukesh Kumar after a quick-fire fifty as Mumbai fell short by 10 runs in the 43rd match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The BCCI might not pull any surprises in the team selection as far as India's T20 World Cup squad is concerned. There could be one or two youngsters in the squad, who have been in terrific form, and a few could miss out as well but largely, there will be tried and tested 15 players in the side.
Hardik Pandya played a match-winning cameo with the willow in hand on Thursday (April 11) as he scored 21 runs off just six balls. His unbeaten knock included three sixes and came at a strike rate of 350.00.
The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1 and the Indian team will be playing its first match on 5th June. There are several spots up for grabs in the team as the players look to claim their stakes. One spot among them is of the wicketkeeper's spot with many takers.
Axar Patel after going for 14 runs in his first over, came back really well in his next three to not only take a couple of wickets but go for just 21 runs against the Mumbai Indians. Among the two wickets he took, he grabbed a one-handed screamer as the ball stuck to his left hand.
Ishan Kishan was one of the biggest cricketers who didn't feature in a single Ranji Trophy game for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy 2024 season despite not playing for India.
"Everyone who's playing domestic cricket is in the mix. Firstly, I don't decide contracts, right? Contracts are decided by the selectors and the board. I don't even know what the criteria are," Dravid said in the post-match press conference in Dharamsala.
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were not considered for the BCCI central contracts when the Indian Board named 30 players for the annual player retainership fir 2023-24. Several cricket pundits backed BCCI's decision.
The BCCI cracked the whip on Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, two of the members of India's World Cup squad by terminating their central contract for the 2023-24 season. Iyer and Kishan both missed red-ball domestic games and hence were punished for the same.
The BCCI excluded seven cricketers, including Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, from their annual central contracts to the men's senior team, recommending 'all athletes give precedence to participating in domestic cricket' when not playing for the national team.
A lavish three-day pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant get underway today (March 1) in Jamnagar, Gujarat and will go on till March 3. Apart from prominent sports personalities, Bollywood actors and celebrities are set to grace the event with their presence.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced its latest list of centrally contracted players on February 28. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer who were a part of the list earlier have been left out of it.
A 1983 World Cup winner has emphasized on the importance of domestic cricket. He opened on BCCI's decision to not consider Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer for the BCCI annual contracts stating that even the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should play domestic cricket.
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have been hit by the BCCI for not playing in the Ranji Trophy as the Indian Board has not named the duo in its annual player retainership contract. Iyer and Kishan will be missing out several privileges due to this,
The BCCI pulled up Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan rather decisively as the board left both of them out of the Indian men's team's annual central contracts list. 30 players were handed central contracts for 2023-24 across four categories with 11 new players getting it for the first time.
The BCCI sprung a few surprises while announcing the annual central contracts for the Indian men's team. There were 11 names in the list while four players were promoted from the last time. However, the big discussion point was the exclusion of the duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer.
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