Talented Indian batters - Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan opted to skip Ranji Trophy matches for their respective domestic sides even after receiving clear instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to partake in them. This rubbed the cricket board the wrong way and the two players were subsequently excluded from BCCI's central contracts list.

Several fans and experts have welcomed this decision from the BCCI to prioritise domestic cricket. Praveen Kumar, who played 84 international matches across the three formats for India, said that players should look to earn money but that should not be done while disregarding domestic cricket.

"I have been saying this for long. Paisa kamao, kaun mana kar rha hai? Paisa kamane chahiye lekin aise bhi nahi hona chahiye ki aap domestic nahi khel rahe, country ko importance nahi de rahe. (Earn money, who is stopping you? But it shouldn't be like you are not playing for the country or domestic cricket). This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally