Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram believes it may be difficult for India’s star batsman Shreyas Iyer to crack into the starting lineup of the Indian team as he is regaining match fitness, adding that KL Rahul and Ishan – Kishan has achieved very good results in team play in continental tournaments.
Iyer made his long-awaited return to the Indian team in the group stage of the ongoing 2023 Asian Cup against Pakistan. He scored 14 points before being sacked by Haris Rauch. He was unable to bat against Nepal, sat out against Pakistan just before the toss complaining of spasms in his back, and did not play in the remaining matches of the tournament in Sri Lanka.
In Star Sports, Wasim Akram said that after Shreyas Iyer reaches full fitness, the middle-order batsman has served the team well so far and has a chance. And for the team management, it will be difficult to ignore KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan’s performance in the Asia Cup.
“I guess it was the last minute (Shreyas had another cramp)” He had a cramp at the last minute just before the match. And I think KL Rahul played for him and of course scored his 100th goal against Pakistan.
“It will be difficult for him to come back and play in the starting eleven. From now on, he has to play with players who are actually scoring goals in midfield and maintaining his current form. No,” Wasim Akram said.
The right-handed batsman missed the Indian Premier League due to a back injury and has not played since March this year. He tried hard to get into the Indian squad for the ODI World Cup but suffered an injury during the 2023 Asian Cup in Sri Lanka.
Iyer has immense skill to play in all three formats of the game, but his biggest strength lies in the 50-over format of the game, where he played an important role in the Indian team in recent years and in 2019. It has occupied the 4th place. .
In 44 matches so far, he has scored 1645 runs at an average of 45.69, ensuring stability in India’s middle order. He has scored his two centuries and his 14th half-century in his 38 innings and would like to prove his worth in his upcoming ODI series in Australia if given a chance on the home tour. thinking about.
