“I’m just a coordinator”: Jay Shah names the reason behind termination of BCCI contracts of Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer. cricket news

The decision to exclude Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the list of centrally contracted players was solely taken by selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, with BCCI secretary Jay Shah revealing that “there is no inevitable”. Kishan and Iyer were dropped for not attending domestic events despite BCCI instructions. While Kishan went on a long break after the end of the ODI World Cup last year and remained unavailable till the IPL, Iyer eventually featured in a few matches for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, including the semi-finals and the final.

However, he also faced criticism after it emerged that Iyer had attended the Kolkata Knight Riders camp in Mumbai while his home team was busy playing Ranji Trophy matches.

“You can check the constitution. I am just the convener (of the selection meeting),” he said while interacting with the media at the BCCI headquarters here on Thursday.

“The decision is Ajit Agarkar’s, even though these two players (Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer) who did not play domestic (cricket), the decision to drop them (from the central contract list) was his alone.

“My role is just to execute. And we’ve got new players like Sanju (Samson). Nobody is indispensable,” he said.

Shah reiterated the board’s position that Indian players have to give priority to domestic cricket.

Days before the contract was cancelled, Shah had said ahead of the third Test between India and England in February this year that he would approach the chief selector for any action against the players who do not follow the rules of the Indian captain and team management. Will fully support the decision. Need for participation in domestic cricket.

Shah said that he spoke to the players after they were out.

He said, “Yes, I spoke to him. The media also ran the news.”

“Even Hardik (Pandya) said that if BCCI is considering me for the white ball, I am ready to play Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Any player has to play Even if they don’t want to, they have to play,” Shah continued.

Talking about high scores in this year’s IPL, Shah said that ultimately it depends on who is playing well and who can maintain the performance as a player.

“Whoever plays well in the IPL…like Ishan Kishan says, he finds it difficult to get a part with the Indian team but he can play in Mumbai Indians as a player. There he can play comfortably “

He said, “In Team India, you have to prove yourself, perform back to back. The one who can handle this can be called the right player.”

Shah also gave details of his conversation with Kishan, which took place after Mumbai Indians’ match against Gujarat Titans.

He said, “No, I did not advise him anything. It was just a friendly chat that he should perform well and I talk to all players like that.”

Although some media reports have mentioned an increase in match fees for domestic players in the country, Shah said there are no such plans.

“We have increased the salaries anyway and also encouraged Test cricket. We have increased the salaries by 100 per cent in 2022,” Shah said.

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