Ishan, who had a marvellous SMAT 2025/26 campaign with Jharkhand, leading them to their first-ever SMAT title, has returned to the side after last playing a T20I against Australia in late 2023.
India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been named in the national squad for the T20 World Cup next year, and the Kerala star marked the occasion with a strong message of belief and pride.
"Really like the team that has been picked. Big call on leaving out Gill and that tells me that 'Fire & Ice' has been replaced by 'Fire & Fire'. The options Ishan Kishan gives are too tempting to ignore, especially given his form. Sadly, that means Jitesh had to go and you feel for him, but
Suryakumar Yadav will lead a 15-man squad in the upcoming T20 World Cup, with Shubman Gill, who has been the vice-captain of the T20I team, dropped amid fitness and form concerns, and Axar Patel returning to deputy duties.
The team was announced by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia at the board's headquarters on Saturday, in the presence of captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
Suryakumar Yadav will lead a 15-man squad in the upcoming T20 World Cup, with Shubman Gill, who has been the vice-captain of the T20I team, dropped amid fitness and form concerns, and Axar Patel returning to deputy duties.
Gill's omission from the side despite his elevation to vice-captaincy in T20Is and promotion to captaincy in Tests and ODIs this year emerged as a major shocker, even taking his current poor run of form in consideration. Ishan Kishan has been roped in as the second wicketkeeper-batter option
The team was announced by the BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia at the board's headquarters on Saturday in the presence of captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday.
Ishan smashed a century in the final of the SMAT against Haryana at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Thursday. With the century, Kishan became only the second batter to score a century in a SMAT final, after Punjab's Amolpreet Singh (113 against Baroda at Mohali in SMAT 2023-24), and the first cap
Jharkhand clinched their first-ever Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) title at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, defeating Haryana by 69 runs. Led by a historic ton from captain Ishan Kishan, Jharkhand posted a massive 262/3--the highest-ever total in a T20 tournament final--before t
Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan smashed a century in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025 against Haryana at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Thursday. With the ton, Ishan Kishan became only the second batter to hit a hundred in a SMAT final.