'Whoever gets injured and goes out can....' - Jay Shah's blunt take on injured players' comeback in Indian team

This time, the Indian cricket team has seen a lot of changes in its approach to handling the injured players. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has urged the players to recover, play in domestic tournaments, score well, and return to the Indian team. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has made it particular for all players to abide by the rules and play domestic cricket if they want a place in the senior team. 

"We have been little strict. When Ravindra Jadeja had got injured, I was the one who called him and asked him to play a domestic game. It's certain now, whoever gets injured and goes out, can only come into the Indian team after proving his fitness in domestic cricket," said Jay Shah. 

After speaking to the selectors, Ishan Kishan has finally agreed to play in the domestic games including the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament 2024. He emerged as one of the best players and scored a century in the first innings and 41 runs in the 2nd innings. Now, if he maintains his consistency in the Duleep Trophy 2024, he might get a chance to make a comeback in the Indian team. 

None of their top players play domestic cricket: Jay Shah

Jay Shah compared things with England and Australia and said that none of the players from those countries play in the domestic matches which is quite obvious because of the injury issues. Hence, the Board can't force senior players to play domestic cricket because the chances of injury will increase and some important series are coming ahead. 

"But it doesn't make sense to add to Virat and Rohit's load by asking them to play domestic cricket. They run the risk of getting injured. You also need to look at England and Australia. None of their top players play domestic cricket. We must treat our players respectfully and not treat them like servants. If you look Duleep Trophy squad, apart from Rohit and Virat rest are going to play," Shah told Times of India.