In an interview with the media following the game, Ishaan revealed the details of the scandals that occurred a few weeks prior to the IPL season. In actuality, BCCI deleted Ishaan from the core contract. Nor did he play the Ranji Trophy in spite of the warning from BCCI.
Ishan reportedly did not make himself available for international selection and withdrew his name from the South Africa series, citing mental exhaustion. Subsequently, he trained with MI captain Hardik Pandya for the IPL, while Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and Rahul Dravid requested that he participate in the Ranji Trophy.
Ishaan addressed the matter candidly, saying, "I was practicing. They were talking a lot when I stepped away from the game. A lot of stuff surfaced on social media. However, you must also recognize that the players. The hands don't hold many objects.
During the Mumbai Indians' Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan appeared to be in good form. In the game's shortest format, Ishan demonstrated his true potential by scoring 69 runs in just 34 balls to help the Mumbai Indians reach their target of 197 runs.
