‘He Won’t Go to Australia’: BCCI Official Utters a Bold Remark on Shreyas Iyer After Domestic Mishap

Speculations have beefed up after Shreyas Iyer's disastrous outing on his domestic run at the Duleep Trophy cricket tournament. The Team India middle-order batter hasn't found a proper spot since the BCCI did not hand him the central contract extension. With India's red-ball season commencing from tomorrow, Iyer failed to find a spot in the first Test match against Bangladesh . As the star batter's form deteriorates, a concerning update has surfaced over his future in Test Cricket

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No Spot for Shreyas Iyer in Tests? BCCI Sources Offer Concerning Update on India Batter

Anonymous BCCI Sources spoke to Telegraph India regarding Shreyas Iyer's situation amid the Duleep Trophy fiasco. The India D skipper has failed to impress as he could not contribute in terms of runs. Sources claimed that Iyer could be a part of the MCA during the Irani Cup tournament in Lucknow, and if he is not picked for the Bangladesh T20Is, he would continue his run in the domestic tournament and become available from the 2nd T20I match. But another BCCI source said that the batter needs to be in form. Moreover, if he did not do well in the Irani Cup, he may not be selected for the trip down under.

“Now, if he doesn’t fire in Irani too, he still has the Ranji Trophy to get runs. It wasn’t too many days ago when he was batting so well in last year’s ODI World Cup . He suffered an injury too, which needs to be considered.

“Also, with still one round left in Duleep, you never know he might score a hundred. He needs to regain form. Most likely he won’t go to Australia for his problems against the short ball, but one can’t just ignore his runs at home,” the BCCI source said.

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Shreyas Iyer's performance did not meet expectations in the Duleep Trophy and could not find a spot in the 16-man side announced for the first Test match against Bangladesh . His innings in the Duleep Trophy included a half-century in the first red-ball match. But apart from that, he could not put a mark as he got dismissed for a duck on one occasion.

India's squad for the 1st Test against Bangladesh

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli , KL Rahul , Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah , Yash Dayal.