Difficult for Ishan to play in first match of Duleep Trophy: Davao- injured left hand, lost central contract due to not playing domestic

It is difficult for Indian team wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan to play in the first match of Duleep Trophy. He has been selected in Team D led by Shreyas Iyer. Cricket website Cricbuzz has claimed that Ishan has an injury in his left hand. In such a situation the selectors may choose Sanju Samson in Team D instead. Samson was not selected in any team. Team D will play their first match against Team C from September 5. Let us tell you that Ishan was released from the central contract after not playing domestic cricket last season. It will depend on the selection of Team India. Currently, Ishan's playing in the first-class tournament is doubtful. Whether he plays in a top-stage match or not will depend on his selection by Team India. The Indian team for the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh is going to be announced in a few days. It is possible that Ishaan will be seen playing in the next match of the 6-match tournament. Team D's second match will be against Team A in Anantapur on September 12. Ishaan could play only 2 matches in Buchi Babu Ishaan Kishan represented Jharkhand in the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament in Chennai. He was able to play only 2 matches, as his team was eliminated from the league round itself. Jharkhand defeated Madhya Pradesh in the first match. Then faced defeat against Hyderabad. He could only score 161 runs in 4 innings of 2 matches of the tournament. He scored 114 and 41 runs in the first match, while in the second match he could only contribute 1 and 5 runs. Ishan Kishan was ignored by the national selectors last season due to disciplinary reasons, but did not play Ranji matches despite being told by the board. The wicketkeeper then skipped some Ranji Trophy matches despite the BCCI's instructions. In such a situation, he was told that he would be selected in the national team only when he played for his state team. Later, Ishaan was also dropped from the central contract.

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