Ishan Kishan continues to steer clear of Ranji Trophy

Ishan Kishan’s absence from the domestic tournament- Ranji Trophy continued as the southpaw, who plays for Jharkhand skipped the final round of matches that commenced on Friday. 

Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar were also among the notable absentees. Iyer was, however, struggling with his lower back and groin. These three players- Kishan, Iyer and Chahar- were especially told to play for their respective state sides in first class cricket. 

Recently, the Indian Cricket Board secretary Jay Shah was asked about centrally contracted players skipping domestic competitions. Shah also stated he would hand out a directive saying all fit centrally contracted players needed to be available for selection in the domestic arena. 

"If you are fit then no excuse will be entertained," he said. "This applies to all centrally contracted players, they have to play. The player cannot decide his future, the selectors need to decide that. If the player is good in red-ball, he has to play."

Kushagra continues to play as the wicket keeper for Jharkhand in the absence of Kishan. Jharkhand, who have managed to register only a single win and ten points from their six matches so far, are playing Rajasthan at home 

Kishan, who had requested for a break midway through the SA series, has been training in Baroda with his new Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya. 

Iyer’s domestic team, Mumbai have already made it to the quarter final. They are playing their final league match against Assam, also at home.