Akmal said that by dropping Kishan and Iyer from the central contract, BCCI has given a proof of being a “good management”.

“Shreyas Iyer played the first two Tests of the series. If you don’t value the cricket because of which you made it to the national team, what message is it going to give to all the youngsters?” stated Akmal on his YouTube Channel.

“BCCI has made the right call, taking such strict action early on to control the damage. If they had given them a levy and handed them central contracts, a lot more players would have started playing on their own terms in the future. India have given a message to their players to ensure that nobody even thinks of doing something like this the next time. This is proof of good management. Nobody is bigger than the game,” he added.

Kishan was final a part of the squad that toured South Africa earlier than he went on a break whereas Iyer was a part of the primary two Tests towards England, earlier than he was dropped.

Their reported reluctance to play in national-level home tournaments is being seen as a cause for his or her exclusion.

Former Indian cricket group captain Sourav Ganguly, who was additionally a former BCCI president, had a message for present secretary Jay Shah and president Roger Binny on the topic.

Sourav Ganguly was requested by Times of India, “Do you think the younger crop of players needed to be guided better?”

“For someone like Ishan Kishan, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, president Roger Binny and the selectors need to speak to him. All this while he has played Ranji and then played white-ball cricket. Has it made him a poorer player? It hasn’t,” Ganguly replied.

“All the players picked in Delhi Capitals have played Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Ranji Trophy. Even Ishant Sharma has played Ranji. Khaleel Ahmed has played the full season after a long time. We worked with him in the off season and got him fit to play Ranji. There are only one or two exceptions who need to be spoken to.”