'I am just a convener...' - BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer's exclusion from central contracts

The exclusion of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the central contracts has always been the talk of the town for a while now. The controversy had just got calm in the past few months, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah talked about his responsibility toward the team and also informed that he had nothing to do with the decision which included the players. He revealed that Ajith Agarkar and the other members of the Board took all decisions. 

"You can check the constitution. I am just a convener (of the selection meeting). That decision lies with Ajit Agarkar, even when these two players (Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer) did not play domestic (cricket), the decision to drop them (from the central contracts list) was only his. My role is to implement. And we have got new players (in place), like Sanju (Samson). Nobody is indispensable," said Jay Shah.

However, Jay Shah has always backed the selectors and the other committee members with any decision they take. Ishan and Shreyas weren't ready to play for India even after getting multiple calls from the selectors. Hence, the Board had to take strong actions against them. 

'Even he said if BCCI is considering me...' - Jay Shah spoke on Hardik Pandya

Jay Shah also revealed that Hardik Pandya was open to playing in domestic tournaments like the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy when the selectors had a chat with him. He also mentioned the fact that all the players will have to play in domestic tournaments whenever asked to play.  

"Even Hardik (Pandya) said if BCCI is considering me for white-ball, then I am ready to play Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Any player will have to play, even if they do not want to, they will have to," said Jay Shah.