Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa took centre stage and talked about how Shreyas Iyer was not picked in India’s Test squad for the upcoming tour of England. He revealed that Iyer wont be away for prolonged from the Test prepare.

New Delhi:

The Indian workforce is all set to tour England for a five-game Test assortment. The assortment will kick off from June 20, and the BCCI these days received right here forward to announce that ace batter Shubman Gill shall be India’s new Test captain for the England tour, with Rishabh Pant being the vice captain.

The board moreover launched the squad that included the likes of KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and plenty of further stars. With the gathering looming on the horizon, many had questioned why ace India batter Shreyas Iyer was not included in India’s Test squad for the gathering.

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa took centre stage and talked about Iyer’s absence from the squad. He opined that it is solely a matter of time sooner than Iyer makes his return for the Indian workforce throughout the longest format of the game.

“He [Iyer] played five matches in Ranji Trophy in this past season, averaging about 58 or 60, 450-odd runs. So, dominant force in Indian cricket. We know his leadership ability and quality. I really felt that there was space for him as a backup batter in the middle order. If there’s any injury, I’m hoping that he’s the one who gets picked. I don’t think you can keep him away from those whites for too long,” Uthappa said in a video on his YouTube channel. 

Furthermore, in the same video, Uthappa backed star pacer Arshdeep Singh to feature for India in their playing XI against England in the upcoming tour as well.

“If Bumrah is simply not having fun with, I’ll positively play Arshdeep Singh because of I really feel he shall be better than a handful in Test cricket with the crimson ball. I really feel he’s very underrated as a red-ball bowler, and we’re going to see the whole depth of his prowess in Test cricket. I’m snug that he’s attending to play as a filler to Bumrah because of he’ll carry the an identical stage of effectiveness as far as I’m concerned, my gut,” he remarked.

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