Players who wait for their turn in the Indian Premier League and disregard First-Class cricket are to be disciplined more.
Here are some more specifics.
Why is this story important?
Lately, players have totally overlooked the Ranji Prize and just played a couple of Syed Mushtaq Ali Prize matches to get ready for the impending IPL, particularly when they are not with the public group.
According to reports, the BCCI has passed on to the players they will join their separate state groups for the impending round of the Ranji Prize, beginning February 16.
Players can’t focus on internationals or IPL: BCCI official
“Players can’t just focus on global cricket or the IPL,” Cricbuzz cited a BCCI official.
“They should make themselves accessible for homegrown cricket and honor their responsibilities to their particular state groups. To get control over such players, BCCI no doubt will make it obligatory to play 3-4 Ranji Prize games, bombing which they will not be permitted to play IPL.”
Concerns have been raised regarding Ishan Kishan after he skipped the T20I series against Afghanistan and pulled out of the South African Test series due to mental health issues.
He was not selected to play in the England Test series because he has not played competitive cricket in some time. He now concentrates on getting ready for the IPL.
Purportedly, he has been told to play in the last round of the Ranji Prize for Jharkhand.
A glance at the players being referred to
A few different players are zeroing in just on the IPL and skirting the Ranji Prize.
Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, and Shreyas Iyer are on the list. The last option, however, as of late played two or three counterparts for Mumbai in the Ranji Prize without precedent for five years.
Throughout the Ranji Trophy season, Krunal and Deepak have remained inactive for their respective state teams.