Ex-Indian cricketer Blunt Comment on Shreyas Iyer
The first two Tests against the England cricket team didn't go as planned for the batter of the Indian cricket team, Shreyas Iyer, who struggled to put runs on the board in all four innings. Even on the tour of South Africa before the England assignment, Iyer looked off-colored and was asked to go through the grind in domestic cricket. If the likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul return ahead of the third Test against England, Iyer would be expected to make way. Hence, former cricketer Pragyan Ojha of India has suggested the under-fire batter return to domestic cricket and score runs.
Pragyan Ojha said in a chat with the broadcaster that, “Shreyas Iyer was left slightly behind. When you talk about great batters like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, who have also scored runs, when they return, they will automatically be part of the XI. So probably Shreyas Iyer and RajatPatidar will have to make way because the situation is like that."
Though Iyer remains a player India has high hopes for in the future, Ojha doesn’t feel there’s enough room for him in the team if Rahul and Kohli are back.
Ojha added, “It’s not that you don’t want to give opportunities, but when great batters are coming and you don’t have that much room, you cannot give them the cushion. So go back and score runs in domestic cricket."