Honest verdict of Sunil Gavaskar on Shreyas Iyer after the South Africa series
During a press conference, Shreyas Iyer retaliated when the premier batter was questioned about his short-ball prowess at the One Day International World Cup. Iyer had a fruitful World Cup campaign in which the Mumbaikar answered his critics by smashing three half-centuries. Averaging 66.25, Iyer amassed 530 runs in 11 matches at the World Cup. Though Iyer appeared to have burst the short-ball bubble by ending India's No. 4 debate at the ICC event, the swashbuckling has struggled to live up to expectations in the longest format of the game.
Talking about the recent outings of Iyer in South Africa, the premier batter had a forgetful series against the Proteas in the ongoing edition of the ICC World Test Championship. Iyer scored 31 off 50 balls before the star batter perished for six in the series opener against South Africa.
Gavaskar said, “Shreyas Iyer is not the only player who failed because it's not easy for any batter on these pitches. If you see, barring Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, no one else scored too many runs.” He further added, “You cannot point fingers at just one player. So I feel the selection committee will also think that he should probably be given more chances.”