Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Ishan Kishan isn’t being considered for a spot in the Indian team’s limited-overs sides despite having played two World Cups as well. He added that the Jharkhand wicketkeeperbatter was part of India’s 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup squads but now he has been out of the race as Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel are the two wicketkeeper-batters in India’s squad for the ongoing T20I series against England.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “It’s interesting that we have forgotten Ishan Kishan so quickly that we are not remembering him again. He played the World Cup. He first played the T20 World Cup in Dubai and then was a part of the 2023 ODI World Cup team. He has scored a double century in ODIs.”
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“He made one mistake. It was a clear message that he didn’t want to play first-class cricket. The selectors didn’t like it, which is absolutely fine. The BCCI didn’t like it and they said a rap on the knuckles is important. So he was asked to go and play, or else he won’t be selected,” he observed. “I can totally get it as he is a young player and if he refuses to play first-class because he doesn’t wish to, you need to punish him somehow. So that’s okay but now it is past. The kid has played everywhere but his name is not coming anywhere,” Chopra stated.

Aakash Chopra also added that Ishan Kishan had gone down the pecking order for wicketkeeper-batters as well. However, he also questioned why Jitesh Sharma wasn’t picked for the ongoing T20I series against England as well.
“Another truth about Indian cricket is that you have to stand behind in the line, and at times you don’t understand how that line is progressing. Jitesh Sharma might also be thinking that he went to South Africa, didn’t play, and only carried drinks. So why wasn’t he selected when they needed a second wicketkeeper and middle-order batter here? Dhruv Jurel was picked because of promise and potential. However, if he has promise and potential, send him up the order. Ishan Kishan will have to wait. His number will not come at the moment. A phenomenal IPL is what is needed,” Aakash Chopra concluded.