Ishan Kishan was not picked for the Asia Cup 2022 as KL Rahul returned to the side.
Indian opener Ishan Kishan would clearly not be happy with his exclusion from the upcoming Asia Cup 2022, which will get underway on August 27 in the UAE, while Team India will begin its campaign against Pakistan on August 28 at the Dubai International Stadium.
The wicketkeeper-batter had already expressed his frustration on social media for not getting a place in the India squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 and now he has finally opened up about the same.
Kishan was overlooked for the Asia Cup 2022 as Virat Kohli and KL Rahul returned to the side. However, he is taking this setback as a positive to work harder and score plenty of runs to make selectors pick him.
Ishan Kishan told the news agency ANI: “I feel that what selectors do is fair. They put a lot of thought while selecting players as to who should be given the opportunity and where.”
He added, “It is a positive for me because if I am not selected, I will work harder and score more runs. When selectors will have confidence in me, they will obviously keep me in the team.”
Notably, Kishan is the second highest run-getter for India this year with 430 runs at a strike rate of 130.30 in 14 T20Is. He last played for India in the recent white-ball series against the West Indies.
India squad for 2022 Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (v/c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, and Avesh Khan
Standby Players: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.
(With ANI Inputs)