Shreyas Iyer celebrates after scoring his half-century© X (formerly Twitter)
It has been a tough couple of months for Shreyas Iyer. The batter was not included in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) central contracts list and his form for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy was extremely disappointing. However, Shreyas was in fine touch on Tuesday as he slammed 95 off 111 balls and his celebration has gone viral on social media. Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma was in attendance during the Ranji Trophy final match against Vidarbha and it was a perfect time for Iyer to find some form. He looked extremely in control against the bowlers and scored a gritty half-century.
Shreyas Iyer brings up his 5⃣0⃣
It’s been a solid knock so far from him#RanjiTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank | #Final | #MUMvVID
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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) March 12, 2024
Meanwhile, Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid has finally broken his silence on Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan missing out on the central contracts.
“They are always in the mix. Everyone who is playing cricket and domestic cricket is in the mix. I don’t decide contracts. It’s the board and selectors who decide it. I don’t even know what the criteria is. People ask my opinion on the 15, me and Rohit pick the XI. We never discuss whether a player has contract or not, whether he is going to be picked . There are enough examples of people players in different formats of the game whether they have contracts or not,” Dravid said in a post-match press conference.
“I sometimes don’t even know who are in the list of contracted players when we make these decision. Nobody is out of the mix. It’s a question of them getting fit, getting back playing cricket and forcing the selectors to pick them again,” he added after India’s Test series win over England.
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