The decision to exclude Shreyas Iyer from the Indian team for the five-match Test tour of England, which starts on Friday, June 20, was questioned by Harbhajan Singh and the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Shreyas failed to garner a recall in India’s red-ball system, despite playing and captaining the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with continuous performance. Since the announcement of the 18-man roster without Shreyas last month, many fans and analysts have criticised this decision.
Shreyas has demonstrated his abilities in the ODI circuit, according to Harbhajan, who questioned why the selectors do not now view the right-handed batter as a red-ball cricketer.
“Shreyas Iyer is an exceptionally talented musician.
He has demonstrated himself in ODIs and has played in the IPL, World Cup, and Champions Trophy. Thus, he ought to have been a member of the team. On the sidelines of the Vidarbha Cricket League inauguration in Nagpur, Harbhajan remarked, “But perhaps the selectors don’t see him as a red-ball player right now.”
But if he had been the selector, the former India off-spinner stated that he would have unquestionably chosen the Mumbai batsman for India’s Test squad for the eagerly awaited trip of England. When it comes to the 30-year-old’s career in the longest format, he stated that it’s only the beginning. Shreyas was also mentioned by Harbhajan as a possible future ODI skipper.
“I would have taken him into consideration if I had been on the selection committee. He has a long career ahead of him and could eventually become an ODI captain, so this is not the end. “His career doesn’t end with one missed tour,” he continued.
Harbhajan says Sai Sudharsan ought to start at number three.
In the Test match against England, Harbhajan proposed that Sai Sudharsan, who took home the Orange Cap in the 2025 Indian Premier League, bat at number three for India. The cricket player-turned-expert praised the Tamil Nadu batter’s excellent technique and outstanding IPL performance.
Sai Sudharsan ought to start at number three, in my opinion. He recently finished an extremely successful IPL season and is a left-hander in excellent form. “I think he could be the answer at that position, and his technique is sound,” Harbhajan said.
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