Ishaan Kishan gets the command of JharkhandImage Credit Source: Getty Images
Ishaan Kishan, who is expecting a return to Team India, has got a big responsibility. Ishaan, who has been suffering from injury for some time, got such an opportunity on his England tour, but he slipped due to injury. Now once again Ishaan is ready to return to the ground and he has also got the captaincy. Ishaan has been made the captain of Jharkhand team for the 2025-26 season starting next month.
The Selection Committee of Jharkhand Cricket Association announced the squad for the new season on 27 September. The special eyes were on whether the northeast would come in the team or not. Ishaan suffered an injury to the England tour after the county championship matches. He could not recover from this injury and due to this, he not only missed coming to Team India, but could not even play in the Dalip Trophy. In the Dalip Trophy, he was made the captain of the East Zone but withdrew the name due to injury.
Ishaan and Virat get responsibility
Now the way for Ishaan Kishan’s return has been cleared and he has once again got a chance to prove himself to return to Team India. Jharkhand has announced a 16 -member squad, in which Ishaan Kishan will be the main wicketkeeper and captain of the team. At the same time, veteran batsman Virat Singh has been made the vice-captain of this team.
Apart from these two, the team of Jharkhand has also included young spin all rounder favorable Roy, wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Kushagra. The campaign of Jharkhand in the new Ranji Trophy season will start from October 15, when Ishaan’s team will field against a strong team like Tamil Nadu in their first match of group stage.
Return to the ground after 3 and a half months
Ishaan Kishan will return to cricket action after 3 and a half months with this tournament. Earlier, he was playing in April-May in IPL 2025. He then visited England in June, where he played 2 matches of the county championship for Nottinghamshar and both scored a strong half -century in both matches. Now Ishaan’s eyes will be on return to Team India through Ranji Trophy, where he is out for almost 2 years.
Squad of Jharkhand
Ishaan Kishan (Captain), Virat Singh, Sharandeep Singh, Shikhar Mohan, Kumar Kushagra, Kumar Suraj, Adhikar Roy, Manishi, Vikas Kumar, Jatin Kumar Pandey, Vikas Singh, Aditya Singh, Sahil Raj, Shubham Singh, Aryaman Singh and Rishwa Raj