Fans on X reacted after keeper-batter Ishan Kishan missed out on the Indian squad for the two Test matches against England. The Rohit Sharma-led side will host Three Lions in five games from 25th January.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (12th January) announced the Indian squad for the first two Test against England. One of the notable exclusions from the squad was of young dynamic Ishan Kishan.
In this place, BCCI has given a maiden call-up to keeper-batter Dhruv Jurel and also KS Bharat has been retained in the team as a keeper along with KL Rahul. Since the last few weeks, there have been a lot of talks and rumors surrounding Ishan Kishan.
Ishan Kishan pulled out of the Test series against South Africa citing mental fatigue and also didn’t feature in the T20I series against Afghanistan. There were reports which suggested that BCCI dropped Kishan from the squad due to disciplinary grounds.
The reports stated that Ishan Kishan was seen partying in Dubai and also attended the TV quiz when he cited mental fatigue. This didn’t go well with BCCI as they dropped him from the team and as per the reports it was learned that it could hamper even future selections.
But head coach Rahul Dravid recently confirmed that there was no disciplinary action and Ishan Kishan wasn’t picked for Afghanistan T20Is because he hasn’t made himself available. But with keeper-batter not making the cut into the team for England Tests, it again has sparked a few rumors.
Here is the Indian squad for the first two Tests against England:
Rohit Sharma (C ), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan.
IND vs ENG: Fans on X react as Ishan Kishan is left out of Indian squad for England Tests
As Ishan Kishan was left out of the Indian team for the two Tests against England, fans on X reacted to it. They weren’t happy with the keeper-batter’s non-selection and believed that reports related to BCCI not picking him due to disciplinary grounds were true. Here are some of the reactions:
no ishan kishan is idiotic https://t.co/7WmNtsDJsR
— ammi (@AMS619_) January 12, 2024
Ishan Kishan ! 🥲
Dhruv Jurel !👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/eIBigQoeOa
— 🇮🇳 Tanmay 2.0 🔱 🕉️ (@TechIN_Maverick) January 12, 2024
There is something wrong.
Why is Ishan Kishan being ignored?Weird!!!#INDvsENG #Cricket #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/UNtkahkvQh
— Cricket Minister of India (@2_Wickets_Down) January 12, 2024
Guys please, let ishan kishan play atleast fucking once !! https://t.co/eed2WIlaOk
— adi🦋🩵 (@AdithyVijay) January 12, 2024
That means those news are true about Ishan Kishan.
— Ravishankar Kumar (@Ravishankar1803) January 12, 2024
Ishan Kishan ka career khatam
— ꧁⪻𝙋riyanshu꧂ (@_VkisGoat) January 12, 2024
Ishan Kishan still not available?
Or dropped from everywhere??If the 1st one is true, then nothing to discuss otherwise much bigger for WC is going on. 🤡#CricketTwitter #INDvENG https://t.co/oxYdNptA4P
— Ambar Srivastava (@civil_engg2021) January 12, 2024
Dhurv Jurel..What happened to Ishan Kishan https://t.co/8BUto7gk99
— Vinay (@VIINAY24) January 12, 2024
Dhruv jurel ks bharat over ishan kishan @BCCI @JayShah @vikrantgupta73 @ishankishan51
Waah re bsdk BCCI walo shame on you
Koe ego nikalna inse siko
Crushing talent— Jazzy (@Jazzybindia) January 12, 2024
Huge injustice with Ishan kishan https://t.co/yiKnEQvseh
— satyam (@thesecondslip) January 12, 2024
Now this looks serious about ishan kishan.. He debuted OK in west indies, played well in asia cup. After that didn’t get many chances.. & now dropped from everywhere https://t.co/ytlQe8JN3H
— Alpha Mike (@Alpha_V18) January 12, 2024
Out of nowhere, Ishan Kishan is getting sidelined from team 🇮🇳
— Gully Cricketer (@PavilionPlayer) January 12, 2024
Really feeling bad for Ishan Kishan.Even after performing whenever he was given opportunity.
One Example is he was dropped after he scored double century 😓— Ayush Rajput (@Ayush_Rajput17) January 12, 2024
Shows ishan kishan is being ignored again…what’s cooking???
— chinmay rout (@chinusipu) January 12, 2024
Feeling bad for Ishan Kishan.
— Zeston Plox (@zestonplox) January 12, 2024
Ishan kishan 💔💔
— yasir🇮🇳45 (@PoetVanity) January 12, 2024
It’s is pretty evident now that, there is something more to #IshanKishan which will or can only be predicted or guessed.
Ok with squad Bharat will be keeping I assume , else RAHUL
Sorted team
Sorted selections because most of players pick themselves in squad#INDvsENG https://t.co/0dos306NjD— Vidit Chauhan #Sidhearts❤️ (@ARFOREVER16) January 12, 2024
No Ishan Kishan against England Test series in home conditions
A serious concern for young talented player who proved himself in almost every opportunity,
KS Bharat and back up Dhruv Jurel new youngester as wicket keeper #INDvsENG #testseries #bcci pic.twitter.com/BZggQzw7Uy
— Sachin Vaid (@vaid2490) January 12, 2024
no ishan kishan is idiotic https://t.co/7WmNtsDJsR
— ammi (@AMS619_) January 12, 2024
missing captain Kohli💔
justice for Ishan Kishan pic.twitter.com/jVMpxgwvdI— Jashhhhh( Inactive) (@OnlyKingMatters) January 12, 2024
Belt treatment to selectors and management needed if Ishan Kishan’s ODI career which is his strongest suit right now goes for a toss from here on.
— Udit (@udit_buch) January 12, 2024
Why Ishan Kishan is dropped from Indian team🤔
He is as talented as Rishab Pant but he was not given opportunities even half of what Pant got🙂
In search of Part-time wicketkeeper please don’t loose a young Wicketkeeper Batsman🥺#INDvsENG #IshanKishan https://t.co/av49fwC8Lc— Ayush Rajput (@Ayush_Rajput17) January 12, 2024
No Ishan Kishan in India’s squad for the first two test games against England. Sad. pic.twitter.com/HonqZWVgIL
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) January 12, 2024
Belt treatment to selectors and management needed if Ishan Kishan’s ODI career which is his strongest suit right now goes for a toss from here on.
— Udit (@udit_buch) January 12, 2024
Virat and Rohit can ask for a family break anytime they want but a youngster Ishan Kishan asked for a mental health break due to constant benching and he disappeared from the plans all sudden. Egos are very fragile. #INDvAFG
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) January 12, 2024
Worried about Ishan Kishan now. While the details need not be made public, I hope there is transparency between the player, the selectors and the management
— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) January 12, 2024
Now I think the Ishan Kishan thing is more serious. The guy got a test 50 in his last innings + a LHB. https://t.co/Xov77HlyiS
— Pradhyoth (@Pradhyoth1) January 12, 2024
I am really very worried about Ishan Kishan. We cannot lose or dump a talented youngster because of disciplinary issues, confidence matters or even mental health issues.
Mind you, this odi double centurion is not too far behind from becoming a Karun Nair . #INDvAFG #INDvsENG— G. S. Vivek (@GSV1980) January 12, 2024
So Ishan Kishan is still not in contention and i think the reason is the same as leaving the last series 🫡
— Div🦁 (@div_yumm) January 12, 2024
