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Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer, who is considered the future star of the Indian cricket team, has surprised everyone by deciding to leave the red ball cricket on his career peak.
Shreyas IyerTalk to Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar
Shreyas Iyer was made the captain of India A team for the current unofficial Test series against Australia A. But on Tuesday, he suddenly withdrawn the name from this match. It is being told that only after consulting the selectors and chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar, Iyer filed his formal appeal via an email.
According to the report of the Indian Express, Shreyas Iyer has told the selectors that he has a stir in his back and his body cannot play cricket with a red ball. It is learned that Iyer cannot stay on the field for more than four days and for this reason he is considering taking a break until his body allows him to play in long format.
Will rehab together with BCCI
Iyer told the board that he had played the Ranji Trophy match last year, where he took a break between the overs, although he cannot do it for India A or while playing Test cricket. He will assess his body in future by consulting physio and trainer and will decide on it.
Iyer was presenting his claim for the two -Test series played against the West Indies next month. The selectors made him the captain of India A for a two -day match against Australia A.
Selections were done for Asia Cup
Iyer, who performed well for Punjab Kings in this IPL season, was ignored for the current Asia Cup. After which many people described it as injustice to Iyer. During the IPL 2025, the Punjab Kings captain impressed everyone with his aggressive style with the bat.
This is not the first time Iyer is struggling with the problem of bench, which has endangered her future. Last year too, he was out of the series against England at home ground due to a back injury.
Iyer’s name is caught in controversies
Last year, his name was involved in controversies when Iyer informed the Mumbai Cricket Association that he was not available for selection for the Ranji Trophy quarter -finals. However, Nitin Patel, the then head of Sports Science and Medicine at the National Cricket Academy, had emailed the selectors to say that he has not found ‘any new injury’ and he is ‘fit’. Iyer still described back pain against Baroda, the reason for staying out of the Ranji Trophy quarter -final match.
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