India, Dec. 19 -- Starting with the end of 2023, when he took permission to return home midway from the India tour of South Africa citing mental fatigue, Ishan Kishan has spent two terrible, forgettable years -- 2024 and 2025. There was a genuine fear that the dashing keeper-batter could be lost to Indian cricket. His last Test match was in July 2023. last ODI in October 2023 and last T20I in Nov 2023.

Fortunately for Indian cricket, this season Kishan has rediscovered his passion and got his priorities right. He is again ready to go through the grind of domestic cricket and do whatever the game demands of him.

It is never easy for an international player to come back to the domestic grind and give their best, but Ishan is highly motiva...