Shreyas Iyer had left the Indian squad midway through the England series at home earlier this year after just the first two Tests, not being able to make any substantial contributions.
Thereafter, he featured for India D in the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2024, however, his performance in the domestic competition has been far from convincing which led to him being dropped from the India Test squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
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End of the road for Shreyas Iyer in Test matches?
Per The Telegraph, BCCI selectors are not considering Shreyas Iyer to be a part of the Indian setup in the longest format due to his inconsistent performances in international as well as domestic competition.
While the IPL-winning Kolkata Knight Riders captain has been a regular for the Men in Blue in white-ball cricket, his future in the longest format looks bleak at the moment.
On Iyer's Test future, a BCCI official told The Telegraph, "At the moment, there’s no room for Shreyas to be in the Test team. Who will he replace? Besides, his shot selection has been a concern in Duleep, especially yesterday (Sunday).
"He was well set and then suddenly played such a shot (off left-arm spinner Shams Mulani). When you are set and then batting on a flat deck, you need to make the best use of that opportunity."
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The official also said that Iyer could well be playing the Irani Trophy for Mumbai even if the 29-year-old is being picked up for the T20Is against Bangladesh.
"Shreyas could be there (in the Mumbai squad) for the Irani Cup (beginning on October 1). Even if he’s picked for the Bangladesh T20Is (from October 6), he still might play Irani and then be available from the second T20I onwards.
"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,” the official added.
"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," he concluded.
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What next for Indian cricket team?
Rohit Sharma and Co. will kick-off a new Test season on Thursday as they take on Bangladesh in their opening match of a two-game Test series.
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