India, Dec. 25 -- Jharkhand cricket has produced plenty of internationals who have represented India at the highest level, with Ishan Kishan continuing his role in that legacy as his star turn to help lift the state their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Now recalled to the Indian team for next year's T20 World Cup, Kishan follows in the footsteps of Jharkhand's greatest ever star - MS Dhoni.

Having stepped away from the international game in 2019 but still a fixture of the IPL, Dhoni remains closely tied with cricket - particularly in Jharkhand, where a restructuring in the hierarchy of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association in 2024 led to the steps and measures being taken to produce this title.

Key figures included former spinner Shah...