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Indian cricket’s new challenge: Nearly half in IPL 2024 played one or no Ranji game this season

Last month, the BCCI finally addressed a problem that was looming on the horizon as far back as in 2008 when the cash-rich IPL came into being. It warned players against picking “IPL over domestic cricket” and, to set an example, excluded two young stars Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from its list of central contracts for missing Ranji Trophy matches this season.There’s a reason why the BCCI is now scrambling to cap this trend. Team lists analysed by The Indian Express show that of the 165 Indian cricketers who signed up for IPL 2024 starting Friday, 56 did not appear for a single game in the Ranji season that ended this week despite being on their state units’ radar while 25 more appeared in only one. “This is a matter of concern. Forget fast bowlers (who are injury-prone), even batte...