All players under central contract have received a strong warning from Jay Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In order to be considered for selection to the national squad, he emphasized the significance of playing red-ball domestic cricket. Shah emphasized that choices about players’ involvement in red-ball competitions would be made after consulting the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
The board would not “tolerate any tantrums” from young athletes who are physically fit, he made it clear. In order to concentrate on getting ready for the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, Ishan Kishan chose to forego his international obligations mid-tour and missed Ranji Trophy 2024 matches. This has led to controversy around the order.
“The players have already been told over the phone, and I’m going to send letters as well, that they will have to play red-ball cricket if their captain, coach, and chairman of selectors request it.” Ishan Kishan is a young man; his name doesn’t need to be mentioned. It’s relevant to all individuals. All those bound by the pact and those who are being targeted. According to News18, Jay Shah stated, “All players would be forced to play domestic cricket.
“We do not want to impose anything in that area, regardless of the advice we receive from the NCA, which states that someone’s body is incapable of handling both red-ball and white-ball cricket. It pertains to young, healthy people. We won’t put up with any more meltdowns. This warning applies to all players who are targeted as well as those under central contract. The chairman of the selection committee has offered me his recommendations, so I’m going to give him a free hand to answer his own calls, but everyone needs to participate otherwise, he continued.
Jay Shah affirms that Rohit will head the Indian team in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
The BCCI secretary has made a bold declaration designating Rohit Sharma as Team India’s captain for the 2024 T20 World Cup, which is set to begin in June and be held in the USA and the West Indies. Shah voiced his faith in Sharma’s ability to lead and declared that he thought India would win the T20 World Cup with Sharma at the helm. With Hardik Pandya having skippered the team for more than a year prior to Rohit Sharma taking charge during the Afghanistan T20Is, the confusion surrounding the T20I captaincy has been resolved.
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