Half -century scored in the team, not a permanent place in the team, the veteran expressed surprise about Shreyas Iyer

Last updated:February 07, 2025, 18:24 IST

Ricky Potting has expressed surprise that talented players like Shreyas Iyer are not getting a place in Team India. Shreyas Iyer contributed significantly to India’s victory by playing a half -century innings in the first ODI against England. Ponti …Read more

Ricky Ponting expressed surprise about Shreyas Iyer.

New Delhi. Shreyas Iyer gave Team India a bang win by playing a brilliant innings against England. When the team was in trouble, Shreyas took the Indian innings at number four and handled the Indian innings. He supported Team India’s drowning Naiya by hitting half a century off 30 balls. He carried the innings forward with Shubman Gill. Seeing this innings, Australian veteran Ricky Ponting has said that he is surprised when such a batsman is struggling with his place in the team. Shreyas has failed to make his permanent place in the Limited Over team in Team India. Ponting said that he has the ability to dominate spinners on his magnificent form and slow pitches of subcontinent.

Shreyas Iyer was one of the players who played an important role in India’s victory in the 50 -over World Cup in 2023. The middle -order batsman scored 530 runs and became the seventh highest run -scorer in the global event. He gave proof of his ability in this format by scoring 59 off 36 balls in the first ODI against England in Nagpur on Thursday. In Grelu cricket, 30 -year -old Iyer is in great form in this session and he gave two for Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Scored centuries.

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Shreyas’s domestic season was fantastic
Ponting said that the way Shreyas Iyer has been out of Team India for the last few years, I am surprised. This Indian batsman performed brilliantly in the 2023 World Cup and played his responsibility in Team India’s middle order. Then I felt that Shreyas’s team has been confirmed in India but this did not happen. He was also out of the team for some time due to injury, but when he saw his home season, he performed well in the past.

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Ponting feels that Iyer will perform well in the Champions Trophy starting on February 19. He said, ‘We know how well he plays spin bowling on a slow wicket. Punjab Kings coach Ponting bought Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore for the upcoming IPL session.