Ishan Kishan has been a rising star in Indian cricket in the last few years, but in recent times his ranking has dropped and his chances of returning to the Indian cricket team have become extremely low.
Kishan, who once scored a double century in ODI cricket, is now facing pressure situations in the cricket world.
Last year Ishan Kishan was part of the Indian ODI team and was also selected for the ODI World Cup. But, during this time he was not included in the playing XI throughout the tournament. Concerns about his performance and travel fatigue dragged him into controversies.
During the South Africa tour, Kishan suddenly withdrew his name, which soured his relationship with the BCCI management. This move led to him being dropped from the central contract list and removed from the team’s plans.
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has directly blamed Ishan Kishan for his downfall.
Commenting on Kishan on his YouTube channel, Basit said, “Ishan Kishan has fallen down in the rankings. He also got a bit into fashion.”
Basit’s comment gives a new direction to Kishan’s current situation and raises serious questions about his career.
India recently won the T20 World Cup with a spectacular victory and after that there has been a wave of change in Indian cricket. After the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the team management has had to search for new players to give a new direction to the shorter format.
But, Kishan has once again been ignored for the current white ball tour of Sri Lanka, making his chances of comeback even more bleak.
The Sri Lankan team has recently faced disappointing performances in the first two T20 matches against India, on which Basit Ali has also made comments on the state of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
Basit said, “Sri Lanka deserved not to qualify for the Champions Trophy. It seems that they are more concerned about maintaining friendship, as we have seen in the Pakistan team. My personal opinion is that their women’s team has performed better. Sri Lanka’s men’s team should learn from the women’s team how to maintain trust.”
The road ahead seems challenging for Ishan Kishan. He has a chance to revive his career and work hard to make his place in the Indian cricket team.
At the same time, Sri Lankan cricket also needs to improve its strategies, so that they can perform better in the future and regain their lost identity in the world of cricket.