Ishan Kishan, a wicketkeeper for Team India and the Mumbai Indians (MI), recently went to the gym with Hardik Pandya for a tough exercise. Ishan Kishan last appeared on the field in November of last year, during the T20I series against Australia at home.
After warming the bench during the T20I series in South Africa in December, he asked for a vacation from team management, citing mental weariness, and quit the trip in the middle. The selectors did not consider him for inclusion in the ensuing series against Afghanistan or England.
During this time, Ishan Kishan resorted to his own Instagram account and released a training video with his fans. He was accompanied by MI captain Hardik Pandya. Ishan Kishan captioned the post:
“Vital energy????
Recently, the BCCI recommended all fit players who are not on national service to participate in the Rani Trophy matches. Ishan Kishan did not attend since he missed Jharkhand’s bout in the highest domestic event.
“There’s a bit of force in all kinds of directions here”- AB de Villiers weighs in on Ishan Kishan’s fatigue issue
Former South African captain AB de Villiers recently spoke out about the issue in India, where players such as Ishan Kishan have faced criticism for taking a break owing to weariness.
On his YouTube channel, AB de Villiers stated:
“Very interesting scenario there in India and I’ve been through this quite a bit throughout my career as well. It’s a very tricky situation. Players trying to manage their careers, and rightfully so, but the difficulty around this is that there are a lot of T20 leagues around the world, IPL, and it’s taking up a lot of attention of the player’s focus is on that.”
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers added:
“Very difficult because the ultimate format of the game is still Test cricket and all Test-playing nations really wanna look after the Test format, so there’s a bit of force in all kinds of directions here. So, whether Ishan is doing it wrong or other players are doing it right or wrong, I don’t know but what needs to happen is proper communication.
AB de Villiers