Jay Shah instructed players to pay heed to selection committee

Ishan Kishan who did not play for Jharkhand in this year’s Ranji Trophy

He was instructed by coach Rahul Dravid to make himself available

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah stated that centrally contracted players must be available to play domestic red ball cricket if the selection committee asks them to do so. “They have been informed on phone already and I’m going to write letters as well that if your chairman of selectors, your coach and your captain are asking for it then you will have to play red-ball cricket. Whatever advice we get from the NCA — say suppose somebody’s body is not able to handle both white-ball and red-ball cricket — so we do not want to impose anything in that regard. Whoever is fit and young — we are not going to tolerate any other tantrums. This message is for all centrally contracted players. Everyone will have to play, otherwise, the chairman of the selection committee has given me his suggestions and I am going to give him a free hand to let him take his own calls freely,” Jay Shah said in an interaction with the media ahead of the third test match between India and England in the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. 

Although names were not taken by Jay Shah, speculations are pointed towards wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan who did not play for Jharkhand in this year’s Ranji Trophy. This is despite the fact that he was clearly instructed by coach Rahul Dravid to make himself available for the Ranji Trophy.