Where is Kishan? The omission of Wicketkeeper-Batter from the T20 squad is raising speculations

Delhi: A month ago, Ishan Kishan was in good form, hitting a pair of fifties against Australia in November. He subsequently left the South African tour midway due to personal reasons as no one contacted Kishan. His non-selection in the T20 squad added to the confusion over where is Kishan? According to a report in Cricbuzz, the Ranji players from his state have also not contacted him. According to the same report, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) will contact Kishan and decide on his selection on Tuesday evening.

Former Indian cricketer and pundit Aakash Chopra asked some direct questions on social media regarding the absence of Iyer and Kishan as well as the return of all-rounder Shivam Dube.

“Iyer was nominated as vice-captain for the five-match T20i series against Australia. Was also part of the team against SA. Now finds no place in the team against Afghanistan. Dubey was in the team against Aus at home. Was not chosen for SA. Back in the team against AFG. And where is Ishan Kishen? Any news on his availability?,” Chopra wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Indian squad for 3 T20Is against Afghanistan: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh , Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar