Former India quick bowler Praveen Kumar didn’t mince phrases when requested about his views on the controversy round Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who’ve been faraway from BCCI’s checklist of contracted gamers for allegedly not making themselves out there for choice in home cricket when match and never on nationwide responsibility.

Speaking on a YouTube present, Kumar supported BCCI’s newest diktat, which makes it necessary for all contracted gamers to play home cricket. However, he added that the rule ought to apply to all gamers, together with Hardik Pandya — who saved his place within the checklist of contracted gamers regardless of being out of motion for greater than three months following an ankle damage in the course of the ODI World Cup.

“Hardik Pandya chaand se thodi utar ke aaya hai? Khelna padega isko bhi. Kyun iske liye alag niyam hai? Isko bhi board ko dhamkana chahiye (Hardik Pandya hasn’t come from the moon? He too has to play. Why there are different rules for him? The BCCI should reprimand him as well),” mentioned Kumar on Shubhankar Mishra’s present on YouTube.

Pandya has been retained within the ‘A’ class of BCCI’s annual contracts.

“Play all three formats. Or have you played 60-70 Test matches that you will just play T20?” Kumar questioned in context of Pandya. “The country needs you. If you don’t want to play Test cricket, give it in writing.”.

After BCCI’s contract snub, Iyer performed the Ranji Trophy semifinal and remaining for Mumbai; however Kishan didn’t characteristic in Jharkhand’s Ranji Trophy matches.

“Maybe Pandya has been informed that he would not be considered for Tests,” Kumar added.

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Hardik will lead Mumbai Indians within the upcoming IPL season starting March 22. He has changed Rohit Sharma on the helm after returning to his former franchise, having led Gujarat Titans within the final two seasons of the IPL.