Ishan Kishan is preparing for a major return, and this time, it is not with the national cricket team of India, but as a head of the state. Ishan Kishan has been out of the Indian team for almost two years, but he is now lucky to return to the big stage.
The young guardian guardian received the Jharkhand captain for the next season of the Ranji 2025-26 trophy.
Ishan Kishan is preparing for Ranji’s redemption
The announcement of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) selection committee on September 27 prepared the field for Kishan to prove himself.
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Kishan’s trip in recent months has been full of setbacks. After a promising passage in the 2025 IPL season, he failed to maintain his shape, then went to England in June to play two games for Nottinghamshire in the county championship.
The left-handed striker impressed by two solid half-century for Nottinghamshire, but he suffered a premature injury. This injury not only kept him out of the plans of India for the tour in England, but also forced him to miss the Duleep trophy, where he had been appointed captain of the East zone.
Ishan Kishan returns as Captain Jharkhand for the Ranji 2025-26 trophy
Now Ishan is fully found and eager to return to action because he will run the Jharkhand team in the next Ranji trophy. He will also be Jharkhand’s main main goalkeeper, while Virat Singh will be the deputy of Ishan in the first red ball tournament in India.
The team of 16 members presents promising talents such as the versatile Spin Anukul Roy and the Kumar Kushagra and Aryaman Singh ticket office. Jharkhand will launch their Ranji trophy campaign on October 15 against a formidable side of Tamil Nadu in the group phase.
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This match will mark Kishan’s return to competitive cricket after a break of almost three and a half months. For Kishan, Ranji’s next season is more than another tournament, because it is his greatest chance of reminding selectors his skills and leadership to recover his Indian spot.
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Jharkhand Squad for the Ranji trophy:
Ishan Kishan (C), Virat Singh (VC), Sharandeep Singh, Shikhar Mohan, Kumar Kushagra, Kumar Suraj, Usak Roy, Manishi, Vikas Kumar, Jatin Kumar Pandey, Vikas Singh, Aditya Singh, Singh, Sahil Raj Singh and Rishav Raj.
Ishan Kishan’s career in number
Meanwhile, Kishan played for the last time for India in 2023. He was part of the Indian team for the series of tests against South Africa, but he chose to go out, quoting mental health problems in a letter to the BCCI. So far, Kishan has scored 78 points in 2 test games for India.
In one day international, the Indian Window Guiche has raised 933 points in 27 games to an impressive average of 42.40, which includes a century and seven half-century. In T20 Internationals, Ishan amassed 796 points with the help of 6 years fifties in 32 games.
At the inside, Kishan scored 3,611 points in 60 first class games at an average of 38.82. He raised 3,798 points in 111 list games, while he raised 5,270 points in 202 T20 games.
