India, Feb. 29 -- Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer's big cricketing setback of losing BCCI central contracts comes with its set of drawbacks. The Indian batters, who have been out of action, will not only miss out on financial benefits but also lose access to a lot of other perks now that they are no longer centrally contracted. What it also does is that it hampers Kishan and Iyer's chances of knocking on the doors of the selectors.

While the two are set to feature in the IPL 2024 for their respective franchises - Kishan for Mumbai Indians and Iyer for Kolkata Knight Riders - the fact that they are, for now, not in the BCCI's scheme of things promises to inflict more harm to their careers than good. It may not be the end of the road for Kis...