There are only 5 players in Indian cricket who have scored a double century in ODI cricket. The name of one of these players is Ishan Kishan. Ishan Kishan is a wicketkeeper-batsman who can destroy any bowling attack with his aggressive hitting. Ishaan is kept in the team because of his abilities, but even after being repeatedly included in the team, this player does not get a full chance to play in the playing eleven. Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja has reacted to this attitude in Indian cricket. He says this is an old problem of Indian cricket, that they don’t select players but reject them.
In fact, Ishan Kishan has been selected in the squads of almost all three formats in the last few series, but he gets very few opportunities to feature in the playing XI. Ishan Kishan is an opener batsman but he plays whatever position he needs for the team. When Shreyas Iyer got injured in the Asia Cup, Ishan Kishan showed brilliant batting in the middle order. Due to the same performance, he was included in the World Cup squad, but was only used in a few games. As soon as Shubman Gill returned from injury, Ishaan didn’t even get a chance to play in a single match.
Immediately after the end, the World T20 series against Australia was organized. Even in this five-match T20 series, Ishaan only got a chance to play in the first three matches. As soon as Shreyas Iyer came into the team from the fourth game, Ishan Kishan was again omitted from the playing eleven. Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja has reacted strongly to this ongoing behavior towards Ishan Kishan.
Speaking to Sports Tak, he said: “Immediately after the World Cup, there was a series. Ishan Kishan played three games and went home. Was he really so tired that he needed rest after three games? He didn’t even play many World Cup games. He deserved to be in the starting XI in the opening games of the World Cup. How many Indian players have scored double centuries on their good days. He can change the game on his day. He When will they be? ready? Will you always keep them for exams? This problem with Indian cricket is not just of today, it is a very old problem that we are not selecting (players) but rejecting them.”
In the first match of the T20 series against Australia, Ishaan scored 58 runs in 39 balls and in the second match he scored 52 runs in 32 balls. However, in the third game he was out for 0 in 5 balls, after which he was dropped from the starting eleven. Speaking about Ishan, Ajay Jadeja further said, “Ishan hasn’t even played 5 T20 matches against Australia. He was sent home for rest after three games. So if this continues, how will we know if he is fully ready now? not.”