Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan will probably never forget the day of 28 February 2024. In fact, on the same day, Ishaan was removed from the central contract by BCCI. Also, despite BCCI’s warning, he did not play Ranji Trophy. In such a situation, his future in the Indian team was under question.
Kishan, who returned to India on December 23, 2023, just before the start of the Test series against South Africa, had withdrawn from that tour citing mental fatigue and personal reasons. Following this, he made himself unavailable for his state team Jharkhand to play in the Ranji Trophy, which was scheduled to begin on January 5, 2024.
Ishan Kishan’s big statement regarding being out of central contract
In yesterday’s match against RCB, Ishan scored 69 runs in 34 balls to help Mumbai chase the target of 197 runs. After that match, Ishan Kishan has now broken his silence on this entire controversy. He said, ‘I was practicing. When I took some time out for myself from the game, people were talking a lot. Many things came up on social media, but you should also realize that many things are not in the hands of the players.
Ishaan Kishan He further said, ‘The only thing you can do is use your time properly. Also, if the previous Ishan Kishan had been there in this particular situation, what would have been his mentality. I never dropped the ball in the first two overs. No matter how well they are bowling.
When he was asked what he was doing during the break. On this he said, “I was practicing, I had taken a break. During this time I have learned that you do not have to put pressure on yourself about things which are not in your control. You have to figure out what is (your) controllable and what is out of (your) control. There have been such changes in me that even if I am not performing, if I know someone else is not performing, I will go up to them and talk to them, I want to know what they are thinking. So those are the things that have helped me with the break.”