The Chief Selector, Ajit Agarkar, stated that currently, there is no room for Shreyas Iyer in the Indian Test squad. Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir opened up about the omission of Iyer from the test squad.
Gautam Gambhir was the mentor when Shreyas Iyer lifted his first IPL trophy as a captain. Gambhir addressed the issue of the exclusion of Iyer from the Test squad for the England tour.
“I am not the selector”, Gautam Gambhir replied to Iyer’s omission.
Gambhir also previously stated that he had no say in the team selection, but fans targeted Gambhir for every exclusion from the team.
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Shreyas Iyer’s impeccable run
In the past months, Shreyas Iyer has been in an exceptional run at both the International and domestic levels. Iyer played five first-class matches and smashed two centuries in the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai.
The top 2 finishers will give Iyer and co. An extra cushion to go all out in Qualifier 1. Punjab will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first Qualifier at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Shreyas Iyer IPL 2025 Performance
Iyer played with an aggressive approach throughout the tournament and led his team well. PBKS skipper scored a tally of 514 runs in 14 matches so far.
Iyer scored runs at an average of 51.40, which is the best among the skippers of every team. His strike rate was also impressive as he scored runs with a 171.91 strike rate.
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