Ishan Kishan News: Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan created a stir by scoring a double century in the beginning of his ODI career. Also, due to his excellent performance in T20 matches, he became one of the important players of Team India. He even got a chance to debut in Test cricket against West Indies. Everything was going well when suddenly the story took a turn.
Ishan Kishan withdrew his name from the Test series against South Africa citing personal reasons. During this time, BCCI asked the players to give priority to domestic cricket, but Ishaan did not come on the field to play domestic cricket. His attitude was distasteful to the board and selectors and its impact was visible on his career as well.
Ishan Kishan was also dropped from the central contract
Within a short time, Ishaan was dropped from the central contract of BCCI. After this, he was also removed from the Indian team in all three formats. His name was not even discussed in the selection meeting. The selectors started exploring his options and it seemed that the door for Ishaan to return to the Indian team was probably closed forever. But, Ishaan did not let the story end here.
He turned to domestic cricket. He knew that the path to comeback in Team India now passes only through performance. He decided to respond on the field and performed with the bat in domestic cricket, which once again caught everyone’s attention.
Ishaan got the responsibility of captaining Jharkhand in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This was a big opportunity for him to prove himself and he capitalized on it brilliantly. In the 10 matches played in the tournament, Ishaan scored 517 runs at an average of 57 and a strike rate of around 197. Not only was his batting excellent, he also left his mark in captaincy and made Jharkhand the champion.
This performance once again opened the doors of Team India for Ishaan. He returned to the Indian T20 team and proved his ability by scoring a century and a half-century in the series against New Zealand. After this, he scored a century against Afghanistan in ODI cricket also.
Ishan Kishan’s bat also roared in T20 World Cup 2026
Ishan Kishan’s bat roared fiercely in the T20 World Cup 2026 also. He scored 317 runs in 9 matches at an excellent strike rate of 193 and was the second highest run scorer for India in the tournament. Even after re-establishing his place in Team India, Ishaan did not ignore domestic cricket. He entered the Duleep Trophy and this time he was given the captaincy of East Zone. Here too Ishaan showed his strength with both bat and captaincy.
Under his leadership, East Zone won the Duleep Trophy title after 13 years by defeating South Zone in the final on the basis of first innings lead. The final match became one of the memorable innings of Ishaan’s career. He played a historic inning of 270 runs in the first innings and a total of 350 runs came from his bat in the entire final.
Ishaan’s story is not just the story of a batsman’s comeback, but it is the story of a player who rebuilt himself in difficult times. Along with batting, he has continuously proved his ability as a captain also.
As captain in first-class cricket, Ishaan has registered consecutive wins in the last 16 matches. In the Duleep Trophy also, under his captaincy, East Zone won the title without losing any match. His victorious campaign as captain has been going on in first-class cricket since 2018. Ishan Kishan, whose career was once a question mark, is now continuously giving new answers with both his batting and captaincy.