Ex-India Star's "Why Would You Punish Hardik Pandya" Remark After Irfan Pathan Asks BCCI To Treat Players Equally

02.03.2024 - 06:39 sports.ndtv.com

The BCCI recently announced the central contracts for year 2023-24. Among the trending names that failed to make a cut were Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan.

With the contracts, the BCCI also reiterated the mandate that players need to participate in domestic matches while not on national duty.

Iyer and Kishan were the two players who passes a period when they were neither playing for Indian team nor their respective domestic teams.

In the follow-up, the two were not considered for the central contracts. While many former India players appreciated the board for maintaining a strict policy regarding the players' participation in domestic cricket, others pointed out that the rule is not the same for every player. "They are talented cricketers, both Shreyas and Ishan.

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"BCCI Ko Dhamkana Chahiye": Ex-India Star Slams Hardik Pandya, Asks "Has He Come From Moon?"

Former India pacer Praveen Kumar lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), demanding equality in rules for all the players. While announcing the central contracts in February, the country's apex cricket board made it clear that the players who are fit and not on national duty need to be available for their respective domestic teams. Several speculations suggested that Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were axed from the player retention list of BCCI as they were unavailable for their respective domestic teams despite being away from India matches.