Did Shreyas Iyer make it to England in India’s Test Squad?

Social media is sure that Shreyas Iyer’s non-selection in India’s test squad for England is nothing short of a crime. A list of his solid performances is moving all around. He followed the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Champions Trophy and now the Indian Premier League (IPL). Undoubtedly, it has been a great 9 months for Shreyas.

Draft mixture

No one can deny that he has been a standout artist. But note how four of these five tournaments are white balls? Everyone involves the success of Shreyas in the short format with the longest and most difficult format.

It is clear that the Raksa Purpose is coming at the forefront. It should not happen. Shreyas scored runs in the IPL and took Punjab Kings to the playoffs after 10 years, they should not have any effect on their selection for a Test series in England.

Hole in Ranji Trophy Record

Shreyas performed well in the Ranji Trophy. 480 runs at 68.57 are great. That too in only 7 innings. A double hundred. But a deep eye shows that Shreyas’s record has some holes. His 2 hundreds of (142 and 233) against a little weak teams like Maharashtra and Odisha. If we remove these two scores, Shreyas scored just 105 runs in 5 innings.

This suggests that against better opposition, Shreyas’s record has not been so great. And we are talking about the Ranji Trophy. Yes, the level is higher, but Test cricket has nowhere. But there are other reasons why he was ignored.

Short ball and technology

We know that Shres has addressed his small-chandel issues. But we have seen him playing only in Dubai and India because he has come back. His first foreign test is not yet. But the selectors were still not 100% sure about their red ball. They are sold at his ability to deal with a swinging ball in England or his tendency to play on the ball, which is criminal in England and tests cricket in general.

Competition

All this is enough, but then you are a factor in the fact that it is also a good competition. Karun Nair, who scored 863 runs, was selected. Sarfaraz Khan, who was part of the squad in Australia, was also not selected. How do Shreyas somehow jump them?

“Shres had a good series of a day and was also well played in domestic, but there is no place in Test cricket right now.” This is what Agarkar said about Shreyas’s boycott, and this is 100% correct. His time will definitely come, but not now.