‘MI se itna Paisa milta hai’- Fans reacts as Ishan Kishan gives reason for opting out from Duleep Trophy 2023

Ishan Kishan has appeared in every series India has played so far in 2023. The aggressive wicket-keeper batsman has been a member of India’s Test, ODI, and T20I teams since the ODIs against Sri Lanka in January and the recent World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia last week.

In the meantime, the wicketkeeper-batsman also played the full Indian Premier League (IPL) season for the Mumbai Indians. Due to the packed International schedule and the IPL, which did not allow any break to the young wicketkeeper-batsman, who has been on the journey nonstop, Kishan opted out of the Duleep Trophy.

Ishan has had a long international calendar: Source

A source close to the youngster said, “Ishan has had a long international calendar and absolutely no breaks in between. Even the ongoing little time away from cricket is short as he will be heading to NCA next week to train. He was picked in the WTC final squad as a reserve wicketkeeper and going by that, he is likely to retain his spot in the Test squad for the West Indies series. There was no window for him to participate in the Duleep Trophy fixture and the question of ignoring or having no interest in the tournament doesn’t arise because there is no window.”

“Like every youngster, he too wants to play all three formats for India and has been training non-stop for that. There is no question of him not being interested or serious about red ball competitions.”

Even the current break between the WTC final and the start of the West Indies trip will be short, as the 24-year-old will travel to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) next week to practice ahead of the West Indies’ lengthy visit. The trip, which includes two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is, begins on July 12 with the opening Test.

India’s Test squad is expected to depart for the West Indies between July 1-3, making it difficult for Ishan, who is expected to maintain his berth in the Test squad, to play in the East Zone’s Duleep Trophy match against the Central Zone, which begins on June 28 in Bengaluru.

Fans’ Reactions to Ishan Kishan opting out of Duleep Trophy

Test cricket is played by skillful batsmen like Joe root and Steve Smith not T20

— Sachin Chanda (@SachinChanda6) June 17, 2023

Workload uno😭, being a backup batsman he wants rest to chill with his mates kl and pant in nca..

— Tarun (@tmb748) June 17, 2023

He should be dropped from T20I playing 11 to let Jaiswal open. Jitesh can play down the order as keeper

— Ritvik (@Ritvik_Cricket) June 17, 2023

Still not much impact.

He is just putting pressure on Rohit sharma

He knows he gonna select without any efforts.

— Realyk (@YOGESHK84241181) June 17, 2023

Why would he will play domestic when MI paying him 15 cr easily 😏😏😏

— VK18 🐐 (@Pakratkohli) June 17, 2023

MI se itna Paisa milta hai, Captain Rohit ka v favor hai ispe, toh yeh kyu hi khelega Duleep Trophy jese tournament.

— Manjerker (@AlooBondaTweets) June 17, 2023

Hardik ka sath nachne ma isko koi load nhi aata, domestic ma workload and still if he gets selected that will send the wrong message to the whole country

— Liquid (@knight_17_) June 17, 2023

Just because he is a left-handed batter, he should not be given that much importance. Poor wicket keeping and average batting. There are far more talented keepers who should be groomed instead of these over hyped players. Jaiswal and Tilak should also be groomed.

— Akshant (@Akshant99) June 17, 2023