Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane have had a dry run in the red-ball format off late. Shardul Thakur has backed the two players saying that they have been match-winners for both Mumbai and India.
After a match-winning performance with both bat and ball in the semifinal, Shardul Thakur top-scored with 75 runs off 69 balls to help Mumbai post 224 in their first innings on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2024 final against Vidarbha.
"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.
Shreyas Iyer didn't do most with the opportunity he had in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Tamil Nadu in Mumbai. Iyer, who was dropped from India's Test squad in the middle of the England series, was left out of the BCCI's central contract list.
“I don't think he needs any encouragement or advice. He has always contributed with the bat for Mumbai, and him being around other players in the dressing room will also help the team’s cause," Ajinkya Rahane said on the eve of the Ranji Trophy semifinal round.
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.
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.
Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh will clash in the first semifinal in Nagpur while Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai will take on Sai Kishore-led Tamil Nadu in the high-voltage second semifinal game at home starting on March 2.
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.
"Please note that Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were not considered for the annual contracts in this round of recommendations," BCCI wrote in a statement while announcing the central contracts for players for 2023-24. Former head coach Ravi Shastri has backed the two players.
Shreyas Iyer missed the quarterfinal of the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai as he cited a back spasm issue for the state team's clash against Baroda. He will be now seen in action after being named in Mumbai's team for the semifinal against Tamil Nadu.
The Indian Board is considering bringing in a pay structure where the players who will play all the Test series in a year will be granted additional bonus apart from their annual retainer contract. The decision will be due to centrally-contracted players' absence from domestic cricket.
Shreyas Iyer will not be part of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Baroda due to back spasms. The star player was not picked for the last three Tests against England. Shivam Dube will also miss the quarterfinal.
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah had recently cleared that if a player is fit, then he should be available to play domestic cricket without any reason. Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar were specifically told to play for their state teams from next round of Ranji Trophy that began on February 16.
Indian batter Shreyas Iyer after being dropped from the Test squad seems like hasn't showed up for the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai announced a 16-man squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Assam and Iyer wasn't one of those names.
Shreyas Iyer, who was averaging 19 in his last 10 innings in Tests, has been axed by the Indian team for the remaining three games against England. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell was sort of relieved as he reckoned that Indian selectors were 'overestimating Shreyas Iyer's talent'.
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