New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has called upon Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who were excluded from the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) central contracts on Wednesday, to dig deep within themselves and come up stronger, saying "comebacks define the spirit" in the game of cricket.

Earlier, batter Iyer was not part of Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, held on February 23, due to "back spasms". He represents Mumbai in Ranji Trophy.

Wicketkeeper-batter Kishan skipped Ranji Trophy matches recently. He was in the Indian squad for the South Africa Test series last year but pulled out due to "personal reasons". He last played a T20I for India in November last year sitting out Ranji matches featuring Jharkhan...