Ishan Kishan won’t play in the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa due to personal reasons. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said that the southpaw has been released.
“Ishan Kishan has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India to be released from the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa citing personal reasons. The wicket-keeper batter has been withdrawn from the team,” the Board said in a statement.
KS Bharat has been named as Ishan’s replacement and will soon join the squad.
India’s squad for Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk)
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Ishan Kishan will not be participating in the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa due to personal reasons. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that Kishan has been released from the team. In a statement, the BCCI stated that Kishan had requested to be released from the series and that he has been withdrawn from the team. KS Bharat has been named as his replacement and will join the squad soon. The rest of India’s Test squad includes Rohit Sharma as captain, along with players such as Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja. The article also mentions a related section and a widget at the end.
