Dwayne Bravo puts Ishan Kishan in ‘most gifted’ company amid BCCI contract row
Ishan Kishan, along with Shreyas Iyer, has been at the centre of the conversation around players ignoring domestic cricket while prioritising Indian Premier League (IPL).
The controversy seems to have reached a crescendo now with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) leaving the pair out of its list of centrally contracted players in 2023/24.
Regardless of the conversations around him, the fact remains that Kishan’s talent and ability with the bat remains unquestionable, as indicated by West Indies great Dwayne Bravo putting up his opinion of the wicketkeeper-batter. Bravo shared photos of himself with Kishan and West Indies star Nicholas Pooran on his Instagram handle. “Two of the most gifted players around @nicholaspooran and Ishan,” said Bravo in his caption.
The BCCI in its announcement of the new list of contracted players specifically mentioned that Iyer and Kishan were “not considered for the annual contracts in this round of recommendations”. The statement further said: “The BCCI has recommended that all athletes give precedence to participating in domestic cricket during periods when they are not representing the national team.”
Middle order batter Iyer had opted out of two Ranji Trophy ties for Mumbai after being dropped from the national team following the Visakhapatnam Test match due to a series of low scores. While the batter informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he had discomfort in the back, the National Cricket Academy (NCA) medical team made it clear that the player was passed fit.
