‘Bichara bench pe baithe baithe thak Gaya hoga’ - Fans react to reported reason behind Ishan Kishan not playing Duleep Trophy 2023

All fans were left shocked when reports came out that Ishan Kishan has decided not to play in the upcoming Duleep Trophy. The tournament will kick off the 2023-24 domestic season of India as the Central, South, North, East, West, and North-East zones will compete. The tournament will take place from June 28 until July 16.

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Ishan was a part of Team India that lost to Australia at the Oval in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. However, he did not get a place in the playing XI as KS Bharat played as the wicketkeeper. Now, reports have come out about the actual reason behind Ishan’s decision to snub Duleep Trophy. 

Ishan Kishan is reportedly to visit NCA for getting prepared for the West Indies series 

According to the reports in News 18, Ishan has opted out of the Duleep Trophy to manage the workload. Notably, he was a part of Team India in every series and also, had a long IPL season with Mumbai Indians (MI). Now, he is most likely to go to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to prepare for the upcoming West Indies series. However, earlier reports were there that Ishan could become the captain of the East Zone. But he informed the Zonal selection committee convenor Debasish Chakraborty about his unavailability.

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The source said: "As he is a senior India regular in white ball, he would have got the captaincy. Chakraborty got in touch with Ishan over phone and came back and told us that he is not interested in playing Duleep Trophy. We were not told if he has an injury or not. Just that he doesn't want to play." Ishan Kishan had a decent IPL season with MI this time as he scored 454 runs at an average of 30.27 and a strike rate of 142.77 in 14 matches. However, he last played a red-ball game during the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy against Services.

Here is how fans have reacted to the reports:

Jab ye aaj kal ke players including kholi, Rohit,kl na ranji khelte h na duleep trophy phir bolte test mein acha nhi kar rhe , sachin ne 90+ century maar kar bhi ranji kheli thi

— Ayush Singh (@ay_niku07) June 17, 2023

bhai ye kis baat ka workload manage kr rha?
bench warming ??

— Anand Sagar (@_anand_sagar) June 17, 2023

Bhut workload h bhai ... Chhapri giri bhi to krni h

— Shailesh Sharma (@Maha_purushh) June 17, 2023

Bichara bench pe baithe baithe thak Gaya ho ga isliye opt out kar liya .

— Rodony 𓃬 (@Rodony_) June 17, 2023

Workload uno😭, being a backup batsman he wants rest to chill with his mates kl and pant in nca..

— Tarun (@tmb748) June 17, 2023

Poorly leadership/ownership skills. He was offered captaincy, that would have helped him develop his game better.

But who cares as long as IPL is the selection criteria

— Jugantar (@bipbhat) June 17, 2023

Westindies series mai ise khilaega kon

T20 mai Gill or jaiswal open krenge ya fir rutu.. Keeping samon kr lega

3 Oneday mai samson fix hai public support ki vjh se ..

Test mai vo bharat ko retain kr re hai..

— Rakesh (@h43825042) June 17, 2023

He should be dropped from T20I playing 11 to let Jaiswal open. Jitesh can play down the order as keeper

— Ritvik (@Ritvik_Cricket) June 17, 2023

Sitting on the benches is tough, guys! 🫣
His temperament and technique are both questionable. At least with KL Rahul, he has the technique, if not the temperament. 🙈

— Dr. Devashish Palkar (@psychidiaries) June 17, 2023