BCCI central contract 2024: What next for Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan?

Ishan Kishan gets a salary of Rs 15.25 crore for representing the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, while Shreyas Iyer's salary is Rs 12.25 crore in the IPL. Iyer is captain of Kolkata Knight Riders

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) walked the talk and decided to drop Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan's central contract on Wednesday. The decision came after BCCI secretary Jay Shah sent a strong-worded letter to centrally contracted players to participate in India's premier domestic competition - Ranji Trophy - if the player is not unfit or on national duty. 

But Kishan and Iyer ignored the BCCI diktat which resulted in the termination of their BCCI contract. So now the question arises what next for Ishan and Shreyas given both players are part of big franchisees in the Indian Premier League (IPL)?

 

Will Ishan Kishan get a chance in the World Cup?

With India set to select a squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 based on IPL 2024 performance, Ishan Kishan can catch the eyeballs of the selectors by displaying an exceptional show while turning up for Mumbai Indians. 

25-year-old Kishan returned to competitive cricket in the DY Patil T20 series after taking a break from cricket during the South Africa series.

However, it will be challenging for the Jharkhand cricketer to get back to BCCI central contract. It has been learned that BCCI won't include Kishan if he even qualifies for the pro-rata criteria. 

Ishan Kishan IPL stats

Ishan Kishan stats in Indian Premier League
Batting & Fielding Stats
YEAR	MAT	NO	RUNS	HS	AVG	BF	SR	100	50	4S	6S	CT	ST
Career	91	6	2324	99	29.42	1731	134.26	0	15	220	103	42	5
2023	16	0	454	75	30.27	318	142.77	0	3	54	18	10	3
2022	14	1	418	81*	32.15	348	120.11	0	3	45	11	13	0
2021	10	1	241	84	26.77	180	133.88	0	2	21	10	3	0
2020	14	4	516	99	57.33	354	145.76	0	4	36	30	1	0
2019	7	0	101	28	16.83	100	101	0	0	8	4	2	0
2018	14	0	275	62	22.91	184	149.45	0	2	22	17	9	2
2017	11	0	277	61	27.7	206	134.46	0	1	29	13	3	0
2016	5	0	42	27	8.4	41	102.43	0	0	5	0	1	0

Ishan Kishan IPL salary: Rs 15.25 crore
 

How can Shreyas Iyer's omission be even bigger than Kishan's?

The Indian team management lost faith in Shreyas Iyer during the India vs England Test series. Iyer has been an integral part of India's scheme of things last year. When he was out of the team due to injury and even missed the IPL 2023, Iyer was drafted straight into India's Playing 11 during the Asia Cup. 

He even proved his mettle in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 by accumulating 468 runs, hitting two hundred and three half-centuries.

The 29-year-old Mumbai batter was given a long rope in the Indian team despite a lacklustre performance in South Africa. He eventually lost his place in the Indian team. 

However, Shreyas Iyer being the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise, could come to reckoning on the back of a superb IPL 2024 outing. 

He is also named in the Mumbai squad for the Ranji Trophy semifinal. He missed Mumbai's quarterfinal game owing to a groin injury but National Cricket Academy doctor Nitin Patel ruled that he did not have such an injury.

Shreyas Iyer IPL stats

 

Shreyas Iyer stats in Indian Premier League
Batting & Fielding Stats
YEAR	MAT	NO	RUNS	HS	AVG	BF	SR	100	50	4S	6S	CT
Career	101	13	2776	96	31.55	2214	125.38	0	19	237	99	39
2023	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	14	1	401	85	30.85	298	134.56	0	3	41	11	5
2021	8	3	175	47*	35	171	102.33	0	0	7	5	6
2020	17	2	519	88*	34.6	421	123.27	0	3	40	16	6
2019	16	1	463	67	30.86	386	119.94	0	3	41	14	8
2018	14	3	411	93*	37.36	310	132.58	0	4	29	21	5
2017	12	2	338	96	33.8	243	139.09	0	2	36	10	3
2016	6	0	30	19	5	43	69.76	0	0	2	1	4
2015	14	1	439	83	33.76	342	128.36	0	4	41	21	2

Shreyas Iyer IPL salary: Rs 12.25 crore