'Selectors Aren't Convinced': Shreyas Iyer Set To Be Ignored For England Test Tour

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Last Updated:May 23, 2025, 17:32 IST

Shreyas Iyer is reportedly acceptable to beryllium excluded from India's Test squad for the England tour.

Shreyas Iyer is apt to miss retired connected India's squad for Test bid of England (PTI Photo)

Mumbai elder batter and Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer is reportedly acceptable to beryllium snubbed from India’s Test squad for the circuit of England successful the summer. According to The Times of India, which cited an anonymous root arsenic saying the nationalist selectors are nary longer ‘convinced’ astir his red-ball skills.

Iyer past played for India against England astatine location successful February 2024. A backmost wounded wounded his signifier and chances of solidifying his spot successful the playing 11. He was snubbed midway done the bid and has lone played white-ball formats connected the planetary level. However, his signifier successful the astir caller Ranji Trophy play was beauteous good: 480 runs astatine an mean of 68.57, with 2 centuries.

“Iyer’s caller stance, bold strokeplay, and carefree cognition to batting are each suited to the white-ball crippled now. The selectors aren’t convinced astir his red-ball skills," the paper cited the root arsenic saying.

Iyer was besides not picked successful the India ‘A’ squad for the bid against England Lions that’ll precede the Tests. However, determination was anticipation among a conception of his fans that his signifier successful different formats could marque a lawsuit for a comeback, particularly due to the fact that the squad is lacking the acquisition of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

‘He commands respect’: PBKS manager connected Shreyas Iyer

Though his planetary Test vocation mightiness beryllium nearing an indefinite halt, Shreyas’ IPL travel is lone going successful 1 direction. Having led Kolkata Knight Riders to the rubric past year, helium has already helped 1 of the astir unsuccessful sides successful the competition, Punjab Kings, to suffice for the playoffs for the archetypal clip successful 14 years.

“As a captain, it’s similar everything he’s touched has turned into gold," PBKS bowling manager James Hopes told TOI. “There person been times connected the seat wherever I’ve thought… ‘I deliberation we should beryllium going a antithetic absorption present with the ball,’ and we get a wicket with whoever is bowling, and that seems to beryllium happening a batch this year! He’s tactically precise good. He’s evidently a world-class short-form batter, successful particular. He’s grown. When helium was skipper successful Delhi, erstwhile I was there, helium was inactive a kid, a baby. He’s got extended acquisition now, including winning the IPL with Kolkata (Knight Riders). I said the different time successful a property conference, we’re blessed to person him successful our team, to beryllium honest. I deliberation he’s 1 of the amended captains successful India. And helium commands respect, not lone from the Indian players but from the overseas players too," helium added.

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