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India A Tour Of Australia: Ishan Kishan, who was released from BCCI's central contract list in February this year as there were speculations that he prioritized IPL over the domestic tournament, would be making a comeback to the India A side. As per PTI, there are high chances that Ishan will be returning to the national side with the India A tour against Australia next month. Kishan last played for India against South Africa in 2023 and that too he pulled out of the series halfway.
There were reports that he took a personal break and this decision didn't go down well with the board. Kishan then missed the domestic tournaments before the IPL and that's why the BCCI released him from the central contract list. Former India head coach Rahul Dravid reckoned that he should feature in domestic cricket matches to make a comeback to the national squad.
"He had requested a break, we were happy to give him a break. Whenever he is ready, he needs to play some cricket and come back. The choice is his.
We are not forcing him to do anything. We are in touch with him. We know what it is.
He hasn't yet started playing, right? At the moment, it's not something that we would consider. He is maybe not ready. He decides when he wants to be ready.
We have got options with Rishabh injured and stuff. The selectors will consider all this and take a call," Dravid told reporters. Also Read: Sanjay Manjrekar showers huge praise on Sarfaraz Khan, says, 'he is 2024 version on Javed Miandad' As per PTI, Kishan, who is currently leading Jharkhand in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024, would most likely be playing in two four-day Test against Australia 'A' and also in the intra-squad match with the Men in Blue.
The two Tests against Australia 'A' would be held at MkCay later this month and also at MCG. Although the board hasn't revealed the team yet, but there are speculations that either Ruturaj Gaikwad or Abhimanyu Easwaran would be leading the team. Abhimanyu, who had scored four hundreds in as many first-class matches, would also be picked as a back-up opener when Rohit Sharma takes a break in the first few matches owing to personal reasons.
Likely India A squad for the tour of Australia: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan, B Indrajith, Abishek Porel (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Manav Suthar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed, Tanush Kotian, Yash Dayal..
