The news of exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from BCCI Central Contracts has taken the world by storm. Not only the former Indian players but also former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has lauded the BCCI for its strictness shown towards the players.

Both Kishan and Iyer were punished for ignoring the Board's directive to play domestic cricket when not on national duty. The punishment to Iyer and Kishan might not have had an effect to Kishan and Iyer financially, but it certainly sent a message to all the upcoming cricketers and the ones who are contracted with the BCCI.

While Kishan flew to Baroda to train with his Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya, Iyer was seen at pre-season training camp of Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai. Notably, Iyer is the captain of KKR. Akmal termed BCCI's decision as a proof of good management.

"Shreyas Iyer played the first two Tests of the series (against England). 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?" Akmal said on his YouTube Channel.

Akmal opined that if BCCI had retained their central contracts, a lot of players would have started on their own terms. "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. Meanwhile, former India captain and BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly, urged BCCI secretary Jay Shah an current board chief Roger Binny to speak to Kishan.