Ishan Kishan to move NCA: As per recent reports, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan and a few other contracted players will report to Bengaluru’s National Cricket Academy (NCA) the following week to begin Strength & Conditioning (S&C)-related work before the Indian squad departs for an entire tour against the West Indies.
Ishan Kishan was one of the 15 players selected by India for their World Test Championship squad to face Australia at The Oval. However, when the playing XI was released, he did not make the cut as India stuck with KS Bharat.
Kishan has played a regular role for India in white-ball matches but is yet to make his Test debut. In the Indian Premier League 2023, the Southpaw had hot and cold spells but ultimately finished with 454 runs in 16 games.
Beginning on July 12, a tour against the West Indies that consists of two Test matches, three One Day Internationals, and five One Day Internationals. On July 3, the crew led by Rohit Sharma will likely be to leave for the Caribbean.
Centrally contracted athletes who aren’t competing in any domestic competitions usually receive a call to the NCA for their fitness and health routine checkups in the time between two international series.
Ishan Kishan skips Duleep Trophy 2023
It was previously reported by PTI that Kishan has opted out of the season-opening domestic red ball tournament. The Duleep Trophy is set to be conducted totally in Bengaluru from June 28 and the final is scheduled to be played from July 12 to 16 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The 24-year-old had the chance to play one game with the red ball before the Indian squad left for the Caribbean trip when the East Zone faces the Central Zone in the first quarterfinal. Especially with the incumbent KS Bharat unable to make an impact with the bat, the one-off game would have provided Kishan an opportunity to set up his case for being included in the Test team.
However, Kishan, who was expected to be India’s wicketkeeper-batter in the WTC final preceding Bharat, had dropped out of the Duleep Trophy a few days before. His choice undoubtedly raises concerns about his ambition to play Test cricket and other formats for India.
Some cricket fans were baffled by Kishan’s choice since many believed that participating in the domestic red-ball competition would have increased the wicketkeeper batsman’s chances of being selected for India’s Test XI in the absence of Rishabh Pant.
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