India, March 9 -- India head coach Rahul Dravid gave a ray of hope to Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who, about 10 days back, lost their BCCI contract after deciding to skip the ongoing Ranji Trophy tournament. Dravid said that the two players remain in contention for a place in the Indian team, with the door open for the two, while advising them to force selectors to pick them again after performing in domestic cricket.

Ishan and Iyer were both dropped from the BCCI's annual retainers for the 2023/24 season with the board explaining that "all athletes give precedence to participating in domestic cricket during periods when they are not representing the national team".

Ishan hasn't played for India since taking a break from cricket, rep...