Ishan Kishan has said that he will return to domestic cricket again. He will play there and then find a way to return to Team India through it. But, is it going to be that easy? Maybe not. Even if Ishan Kishan plays and performs well in domestic cricket, it is still difficult to say that he will return to Team India. This is because the competition among players has increased to make or maintain a place in the team. In such a situation, it would not be wrong to speculate that only Hardik Pandya can save Ishan Kishan's career now.

Ishan Kishan's career with Team India was going great till the ODI World Cup 2023. He was consistently with the team. But, then everything changed suddenly after a decision taken on the South Africa tour. Apart from the place in Team India, BCCI also took away the central contract from Ishan Kishan. He was neither selected in the T20 World Cup 2024 team nor on the Zimbabwe tour. The situation is such that very soon it will be a year since he played any match for Team India.

Ishan Kishan is now ready to play domestic cricket

However, the reason Ishan had to face all this is what he was ultimately forced to do. If Ishan, who took a break from the South Africa tour citing mental fatigue, had followed the instructions of BCCI and played domestic cricket, he would have probably returned to Team India by now. He did not follow the instructions of BCCI then but now he is ready to play domestic cricket.

The road to comeback is not easy for Ishan Kishan!

But, can Ishan Kishan return to Team India by playing domestic cricket? This question arises because it is not just about performance, there is also tough competition from the players who are already in the team. After Rishabh Pant's return from injury, it seems difficult for Ishan Kishan to play as a wicketkeeper. On the other hand, if we look at him as the second wicketkeeper of the team, then he has tough competition from Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel. Apart from this, as a batsman, he can get tough competition from Yashasvi Jaiswal and the emerging Abhishek Sharma.

Now only Hardik Pandya can save his career!

It is difficult to say on his own how successful Ishan Kishan's efforts to return to Team India will be. In such a situation, it is believed that Hardik Pandya is the only one who can save his career. Now the question is how will Hardik Pandya do this? How can he become the straw of support for Ishan Kishan's sinking career? So the answer to this is the bonding of these two players. The love and affection between them. Ishan Kishan is considered close to Hardik Pandya. Ishan can often be seen practicing or spending time with Hardik.

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Ishan will do this work only then Pandya will do something

Ishan and Hardik have a strong connection. Apart from this, after Rohit Sharma's retirement, Hardik Pandya will also be the next captain of India in the T20 format. In such a situation, Ishan can get the benefit of his closeness to Hardik. If not Test and ODI, then at least he can get a place in the T20 team. However, for this to happen, Ishan Kishan's performance in domestic cricket is necessary. Because, only then Hardik can be seen doing something or advocating for him.