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‘Abhi se hi ghamand aagaya’ - Fans react as Ishan Kishan reportedly decides to opt out of Duleep Trophy

Here is how fans have reacted as Ishan Kishan reportedly denies to play for East Zone in Duleep Trophy 2023 citing his unavailability

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The 2023-24 domestic season of India will kick off with the upcoming Duleep trophy. The Central, South, North, East, West, and North-East zones will compete. The tournament will take place from June 28 until July 16. West Zone are the defending champion as they defeated South Zone by 294 runs in the Coimbatore final of the previous season. Ajinkya Rahane was the skipper of the West zone. 

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But, now, reports have come out that Ishan Kishan has opted out of the tournament citing his unavailability for selection. Apparently, he has no injury concerns, Still, such a decision from him left fans shocked. Recently, he was a part of the Team India squad in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. But, KS Bharat got the nod in the playing XI. Hearing such reports, fans shared their views on social media.

"As he is a senior India regular in white ball, he would have got the captaincy.” - Source

According to an East Zone selection committee member, Ishan Kishan was set to be named as captain of the team. But, he informed the Zonal selection committee convenor Debasish Chakraborty about his unavailability. 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."

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Speaking about form, Kishan had a decent form in the recently concluded IPL for Mumbai Indians (MI). In 14 matches, he scored 454 runs at an average of 30.27 and a strike rate of 142.77. He smashed three fifties only in the tournament. Notably, it’s been a long time since Ishan Kishan has played in the red-ball format. His last red-ball contest came during the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy against Services. 

Here is how fans have reacted after Ishan Kishan’s decision:

 

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