NEW DELHI: India batter Shreyas Iyer drew criticism from former Pakistan batter Basit Ali after he didn’t make any affect within the first innings of the Duleep Trophy match.
The India D captain’s transfer of popping out to bat with sun shades backfired badly as he was dismissed for a duck after going through simply seven deliveries towards India A.
Basit prompt that Iyer missed an opportunity to make a major contribution to the group’s complete, stating that he “ought to’ve scored 100-200 runs.”
“As a cricketer, it saddens me to see him.If you’re getting out in entrance, your focus is not within the recreation. And particularly the red-ball recreation. He has scored two centuries within the World Cup, he is an IPL-winning captain, he ought to’ve scored 100-200 runs right here. Iyer is so fortunate that Rahane and Pujara aren’t taking part in in Duleep Trophy,” mentioned Basit on his YouTube channel.
Former Pakistani cricketer expressed doubts about Iyer’s starvation for Take a look at cricket. He identified that Iyer appears to lack the need and dedication required for the longer format of the sport.
“Iyer does not have the starvation for red-ball cricket anymore. He is solely hungry for boundaries. You need to prioritise it. If he is considering he’s just like Virat Kohli after hitting two centuries in World Cup, no, it does not occur that manner. I am sorry to Indians who like him, but when I used to be India’s selector, Iyer would not have been within the Duleep Trophy in any respect. He is not respecting the sport,” he added.
Iyer has been excluded from the Indian Take a look at squad following an prolonged interval of subpar performances. He has failed to achieve the 50-run mark in his earlier 13 outings within the Take a look at format.
This persistent lack of great scores in the end resulted in his omission from the group after the conclusion of the second Take a look at match towards England, which occurred earlier this yr.
The India D captain’s transfer of popping out to bat with sun shades backfired badly as he was dismissed for a duck after going through simply seven deliveries towards India A.
Basit prompt that Iyer missed an opportunity to make a major contribution to the group’s complete, stating that he “ought to’ve scored 100-200 runs.”
“As a cricketer, it saddens me to see him.If you’re getting out in entrance, your focus is not within the recreation. And particularly the red-ball recreation. He has scored two centuries within the World Cup, he is an IPL-winning captain, he ought to’ve scored 100-200 runs right here. Iyer is so fortunate that Rahane and Pujara aren’t taking part in in Duleep Trophy,” mentioned Basit on his YouTube channel.
Former Pakistani cricketer expressed doubts about Iyer’s starvation for Take a look at cricket. He identified that Iyer appears to lack the need and dedication required for the longer format of the sport.
“Iyer does not have the starvation for red-ball cricket anymore. He is solely hungry for boundaries. You need to prioritise it. If he is considering he’s just like Virat Kohli after hitting two centuries in World Cup, no, it does not occur that manner. I am sorry to Indians who like him, but when I used to be India’s selector, Iyer would not have been within the Duleep Trophy in any respect. He is not respecting the sport,” he added.
Iyer has been excluded from the Indian Take a look at squad following an prolonged interval of subpar performances. He has failed to achieve the 50-run mark in his earlier 13 outings within the Take a look at format.
This persistent lack of great scores in the end resulted in his omission from the group after the conclusion of the second Take a look at match towards England, which occurred earlier this yr.
