NEW DELHI: The decision to remove Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the list of players under central contract was made only by Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors, BCCI secretary Jay Shah disclosed, stating that "nobody is indispensable".
After neglecting to appear for domestic engagements in spite of a BCCI mandate, Kishan and Iyer were excluded. Iyer did play for Mumbai in a couple of Ranji Trophy matches, including the semifinal and final, but Kishan took a lengthy vacation following the conclusion of the ODI World Cup and did not return until the IPL.
