Team India is currently playing a test series against New Zealand at home. At the same time, Ranji Trophy is being played in Indian domestic cricket, where many star players are playing. In this tournament, the teams of Jharkhand and Railways are face to face in Ahmedabad. Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan played a brilliant innings in the first innings of this match. He has been struggling for a long time to make a place in Team India. At the same time, his bat remained calm even in the first tour match of Ranji Trophy 2024/25.

Ishan Kishan scored a century in Ranji Trophy

In this match being played against the Railways team, Jharkhand won the toss and batted first and scored 325 runs at the loss of 5 wickets on the first day. During this, Ishan Kishan played a captaincy innings. Ishan Kishan, batting at number six, played an innings of 101 runs in 158 balls. During this, he hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. Jharkhand had lost its first 4 wickets in this innings at the score of 145 runs. After this Ishaan worked to manage the team's innings.

Ishan Kishan also made a partnership of 174 runs with Virat Singh for the 5th wicket. Let us tell you, this is Ishan Kishan's third century ever since he was asked by BCCI to play in domestic cricket. At the same time, this is his 8th century in first class cricket. Let us tell you, it has been more than a year since Ishan Kishan played a test match for Team India. He played his last test match for Team India in July 2024. At the same time, this year he has not played any international match for the Indian team.

Ranji Trophy is very important for Ishan Kishan

This season of Ranji Trophy is very important for Ishan Kishan. If he performs well in this tournament then the Indian selectors can consider his name further. Ishan Kishan had also scored a century in the Duleep Trophy before the Ranji Trophy and he had also managed to play a century in the Buchi Babu tournament. That means he is continuously leaving his mark in domestic cricket.

Let us tell you, Ishan Kishan was last included in the squad of Team India for the 2023-24 South Africa tour. But he returned to India mid-tour. After this, he did not play for Jharkhand even in Ranji Trophy 2024. After all these incidents, BCCI had also removed him from the central contract. That's why he could not make a comeback in Team India.