Team India’s squad has been announced for the tour of England. Shubman Gill’s captaincy Karun Nair has returned after 8 years. Sai Sudarshan and many young players have been included in the team. Although Shreyas Iyer has not got a place, while his performance has been good. Many fans are angry with this, and Ajit is questioning the selection committee led by Agarkar. Virender Sehwag also questioned this.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag questioned the BCCI for excluding Shreyas Iyer from the tour of England. He said on the cricbing during the discussion on Iyer’s absence from the Test team, "Certainly, they do not get much credit for their captaincy. Manoj (Tiwari) said that Rishabh Pant did not get the captaincy because his IPL season was not good. But Iyer’s season has been fantastic, he is also a captain. Why can’t he play in Test cricket? He can definitely play in all three formats."
Shreyas Iyer has been one of the best batsmen in the best form in IPL season 18. He has scored 488 runs in 13 matches played this season. This is the first time since 2014 when Punjab has reached Kings Playoffs, this also happened under his captaincy. Sehwag wanted Iyer to be selected in the team for the tour of England.
Sehwag said, "When you are in good form, it is good to take them on a tour, as they are more likely to perform well. I want them to join the Test team. If he takes the same attitude in Test cricket, then the team will benefit from it. If you have 2-3 such players, then it creates fear in the opposition team. England plays at a speed of 6-7 runs/over. If the Indian team also plays at a speed of 4-5 runs/over, then they can pressurize them."
Shreyas Iyer’s test record
Iyer made his last Test against England in February 2024 in Tests. Meanwhile, he played a total of 14 Test matches, scoring 811 runs from 36.86 average. In this format, he has scored 1 century and 5 half -centuries.
Players included in Team India’s squad for England tour
Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/vice -captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah , Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
