DTVHINDI“I was surprised by his decision not to play” – Sourav Ganguly said about Ishan Kishan being out of contract
BCCI removed Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the central contract. Sourav Ganguly and Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly expressed surprise at Ishan Kishan’s decision not to play Ranji Trophy this season after being dropped from the BCCI’s central contract. BCCI recently announced the central contract, in which big players like Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were not included. Kishan had declared himself unavailable for domestic cricket after the South Africa Test series. Kishan had taken a break from domestic and international cricket due to mental fatigue. In an interview with RevSports, when Ganguly was asked about Kishan not playing Ranji Trophy, he replied. Ganguly said, “You should play first class cricket. Once you become a contracted player, you are expected to play in premier tournaments. Shreyas Iyer is going to play in the semi-finals for Mumbai in a few days. Yes, they are young people and Ishaan has surprised me. He was a part of the Indian team in all formats. Such a big contract in IPL. I don’t know why they did this. You should play especially when you are talented like Ishan Kishan. When you are playing for India in all formats, you must play. I was surprised by his decision not to play.” Furthermore, Ganguly also supported BCCI’s decision to drop both Shreyas and Ishan from the central contracts. BCCI’s decision regarding Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer is absolutely right – Sourav Ganguly He further said, “I think BCCI wants him to play first class cricket. I am surprised that Shreyas Iyer has not played Ranji Trophy. This is a major tournament and you should play. So, it is BCCI’s decision and they have done the right thing. “Every contracted cricketer should play first-class cricket because that is the foundation of cricket in this country.” The BCCI’s decision to exclude players like Kishan and Iyer from central contracts can be seen as a measure to emphasize the importance of first-class cricket. While Iyer is playing the Ranji Trophy semi-final match for Mumbai, Kishan was also seen playing the match with Hardik Pandya in the DY Patil T-20 Cup 2024.
Sourav Ganguly advocated for Rohit, gave full support for captaincy in T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the T20 team after almost two years. Sourav Ganguly and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: BCCI/X) India announced the squad for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan and Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the T20 team after almost two years. Both players played their last match against England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022. After this, he did not play in any series, hence speculations started that perhaps the team management is now thinking ahead of him. In Rohit’s absence, Hardik Pandya was given the captaincy and there was talk that he would also be the captain in the upcoming T20 World Cup. However, after Hardik got injured, Suryakumar Yadav led the Indian team in the last two series. Since now he is also injured, the team management decided to recall Rohit Sharma. Rohit should captain in T20 World Cup – Sourav Ganguly Now recently, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly also supported Rohit as the captain of the team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Ganguly said that, definitely Rohit should captain in the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli should also be there. Virat Kohli is a great player, even if he is making a comeback in the T20 team after a long gap, it will not hurt. Let us tell you that Kohli and Rohit have scored 4008 and 3853 runs respectively in T20I. In the last T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli was in very dangerous form and was the highest run scorer in the tournament. He had scored 296 runs with the help of 4 half-centuries. The three-match T20 series against Afghanistan will begin from Thursday, January 11 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. Whereas T-20 World Cup 2024 will start from June 1 in West Indies and America. Also read- Pakistan’s high performance coach Grant Bradburn resigns from post after embarrassing defeat in Australia
When Pakistan gave gifts to the Australian team on Christmas, the former spinner said, ‘Would Sourav Ganguly have brought Christmas gifts for Steve Waugh?’
Australia has made a strong hold on Pakistan in the second test. AUS vs PAK (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, during the three-match Test series on Australia tour, Pakistan cricket team was seen giving gifts to Australian cricketers on the occasion of Christmas. Before the start of the second Test match in Melbourne, the Pakistani team gave gifts to the Australian players during an indoor practice session and also presented candies, gifts etc. to the players’ families and children. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared some photos and videos regarding this on its official X account. On the other hand, while talking about this gesture of Pakistan towards the Australian team, former Australian spinner Kerry O’Keeffe has given a big statement. Carey has asked whether Sourav Ganguly would have brought a Christmas gift for Steve Waugh. Kerry O’Keeffe gave a big statement Let us tell you that 74-year-old Carey O’Keefe, who played cricket for Australia between 1971 and 1977, said through a video uploaded by Fox Cricket – Is this Test series being played just for excitement? You won’t be able to beat Australia on morale alone. Pakistan gave gifts yesterday on Christmas. Would Sourav Ganguly have brought a Christmas gift for Steve Waugh, no. Carrie O’Keefe further said- You have to show a great game to win against Australia. You must have some aggression. It is very pleasant for Pakistan since the beginning of Boxing Day Test. Australia vs Pakistan second test, condition of second day On the other hand, if we tell you about the ongoing second test match between Australia and Pakistan in Melbourne, today Australia started playing ahead of 187 runs and scored a total of 318 runs in the first innings. At the time of stumps on the second day, Pakistan has scored 194 runs for the loss of 6 wickets after 55 overs, and is still behind Australia by 124 runs on the basis of first innings. For Pakistan, currently Mohammad Rizwan is at the crease scoring 29* and Aamer Jamal 2*. read this also- SA vs IND: Sachin Tendulkar’s big reaction on KL Rahul’s century came to the fore 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL 4 famous cricketers whose jerseys were retired
