Young India wicket keeper-batter chooses to take a break ahead of SA vs IND Test Series

India is recently on a roll after winning the ODI series against South Africa with KL Rahul as skipper. The Men in blue will surely take this confidence ahead in the test series. Rohit Sharma will come back to lead his side in this much awaited test series and once again dominate the Proteas at home. With the big men back there will be some fans who will be eager to watch, but unfortunately, there will be some players who will be left out for unfortunate reasons. There are some people who won’t be there due to injury and some will also miss out due to personal reasons. 

One of those players who has opted out of the Test series due to his personal reasons is Ishan Kishan. Kishan was most likely to be the backup keeper for KL Rahul in the squad, but just before the series he revealed that the flamboyant southpaw will be replaced by KS Bharat. This is heartbreaking for some fans as well, who were looking forward to India’s pocket dynamo to showcase his talent in Test cricket as well. He already has good numbers in T20 cricket as well, which is fair to say that this was a much awaited series for him.

Kishan steps out due to mental fatigue

The reason behind Kishan missing out is based more on mental exhaustion than physical exhaustion. He chose to stay out of the series due to mental fatigue due to continuous travelling with the team in the past one year. Kishan decided to take a time off as he felt he was not mentally ready to play another series.The Indian Cricket board also chose to support the decision as they felt that the player along with being physically fit had to be mentally strong as well. This might have been a tough decision for him as well as he also might be looking forward to playing in the series in South african conditions where he would be tested.

This might be one of the toughests decisions Kishan had to make since its not natural for any athlete to choose to stay out of the game. Kishan made a wise decision in these circumstances as he just didn’t want to play, but give his hundred percent on the field for which he has to be absolutely ready to play. We hope that Kishan can come back and give us some great performances after his break. The fans will certainly like to see him back at his usual form and play more international cricket.