INDvsENG: Ishan Kishan refuses BCCI's offer to play the ongoing Test series against England

A report by ESPN Cricinfo has revealed that during the ongoing INDvsENG Test series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had contacted Ishan Kishan to play the series. Whereas Kishan refused BCCI's offer saying he is still not ready to play.

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Ishan Kishan was not included in BCCI's central contract list

BCCI had released the central contract list a few days ago, regarding which Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer are two big names who are in the headlines because they have not been given the central contract. Iyer and Kishan were continuously getting opportunities in the Indian team, yet they have not been included in the list. Reports suggest that their reluctance to not participate in domestic cricket could be the reason for this decision.

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Especially if we talk about Ishan Kishan, he demanded a break from the Test series against South Africa citing personal reasons. However, it was expected that Kishan would use this time away from the national team to play domestic cricket. But he decided not to participate in the Ranji Trophy matches of his state team Jharkhand.

Similarly, Shreyas Iyer also could not participate in the Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai due to injury. However, the National Cricket Academy's report on his injury has refuted this claim.

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Ishan Kishan refused to play INDvsENG Test series

Ishan Kishan was approached by the Indian cricket team management during the INDvsENG Test series. Reportedly, Kishan had rejected the offer saying that he was not ready yet. In such a situation, Dhruv Jurel has joined the Indian team as a wicketkeeper-batsman, who played important innings of 90 runs and 39 runs in the INDvsENG fourth Test match, for which he also received the Man of the Match award.

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Circumstances seem to be worsening for Ishan Kishan

Recently Indian team coach Rahul Dravid had said that if Kishan wants to make a place in the team again, he will have to play some form of cricket. Despite this, he refused to play INDvsENG Test series and also did not join his Jharkhand team in Ranji Trophy.