Indian wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan who is out of cricket since 2023 is set to make his comeback for Jharkhand in the Buchi Babu invitational tournament which is scheduled to start from August 15. He will most likely to lead Jharkhand in the upcoming season. Kishan was last featured in the India vs Australia T20Is which was played after India's exit from the ODI World Cup 2023 and after that he was featured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 where the wicketkeeper batter was seen struggling with form.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and men’s senior selection committee have already made it clear that all available players need to play for their respective states, and the Mumbai Indians (MI) opener, looking to find a way back into the Indian side, want to make the most of the upcoming season.
“Yes, Ishan Kishan is going to play for Jharkhand in the Buchi Babu tournament. It is a prestigious tournament where all the top red-ball teams come and play. The conditions are challenging, and it’s the right way to prepare yourself for the long domestic grind ahead,” says a source aware of the development told News 18.
The BCCI have instructed players to take domestic cricket seriously by turning up for their state teams in domestic tournaments. “The BCCI will continue to monitor player availability and participation in the upcoming domestic cricket season, 2024–25,” read the media advisory shared recently by the BCCI during a recent team announcement.
This statement in the BCCI press release announcing India's T20I and ODI squads for the tour of Sri Lanka is a clear message to Indian players to remain available for competitions in the domestic circuit whenever they are not selected for the Indian team.
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The Kishan Saga
Ishan Kishan has played two Tests, 27 ODIs and 32 T20Is between July 2021 to November 2023 where he scored 933 runs in One-day internationals including a double ton and 796 runs in T20Is. After opting out of the Ranji Trophy his national contract got terminated. As Rishabh Pant made his international comeback in international cricket the MI wicketkeeper batter has been ignored by the selection.
Buchi Babu Tournament
The Buchi Babu is an all-India invitation red ball tournament in Tamil Nadu, marking the ideal preparation for the Ranji Trophy. Delhi, who were the runners-up last year, will not be participating in this edition as most of their players will be playing in the first season of the Delhi Premier League, which starts on August 17.
Mumbai have already announced their squad for the tournament where Sarfaraz Khan will captain the side, here is the squad.
Sarfaraz Khan (Captain), Divyansh Saxena, Amogh Bhatkal, Akhil Herwadkar, Siddhesh Lad, Musheer Khan, Nutan Goel, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore, Prasad Pawar, Tanush Kotian, Atharva Ankolekar, Himanshu Singh, Dhanit Raut, Sylvester Dsouza, Junaid Khan, and Harsh Tanna
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