Ajit Agarkar told to ignore Ishan Kishan with clear-cut 'no need to think of anybody other than Rishabh Pant' verdict
Hindustan TimesOver the last one month, two India wicketkeepers made a striking return to red-ball cricket, albeit in contrasting fashion and on two vastly different platforms. The other, Rishabh Pant, scored 109 last week against Bangladesh in his first Test appearance since December 2022, when he had incurred a horrific car accident. The former India cricketer's comment came days after Rishabh Pant's century against Bangladesh With the New Zealand Test series coming up next month, a three-match contest at home, Ajit Agarkar and his committee could be in for a selection headache, especially if Ishan and Jurel, both picked for the Rest of India squad in the Irani Cup match against Mumbai in Lucknow next week, comes up with big knocks. Ishan Kishan given another opportunity by Agarkar Ishan had emerged India's first-choice wicketkeeper last summer after an impressive debut in the tour of West Indies, where he scored a fifty. Ishan later made a strong return to the traditional format earlier in August, before scoring a century for India C in Duleep Trophy as BCCI's selection committee named him in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup match.