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Middle-order batter, Shreyas Iyer finally broke silence on his snub for the Indian side for the ongoing Afghanistan series. With reports around Iyer’s exclusion from the Indian colours for the three-match T20I series surfacing citing disciplinary grounds, the batter himself has now opened on his snub.
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Speaking on the sidelines of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy match, Iyer said, “See, right now I’m being in the game in the present. I have finished the match which I was asked to play (Ranji game against Andhra). I came, I executed, so I am happy with what I’m doing. Something that is not in my control, I can’t be focusing on that. Coming here and winning the match was my focus and that’s what we did today.”
It is to be noted that Iyer’s poor shot play and short ball issues during the South Africa tour insisted him to play the domestic tournament. During Mumbai’s 10-wicket win, Iyer scored a run-a-ball 48.
Important to take one match at a time: Iyer on England Test series
The 29-year-old, who has been named in the 16-member squad for the first two Tests against England also opened on his preparations. “It’s important to take one match at a time, not think about five-match Test series. The team is only for the first two games. The motto would be to perform in the first two games and then we look forward to the rest of the games,” Iyer added.
“I’m assuming that we would be getting turning wickets against England. But other than that, it was just for my match fitness, to stay on the field a s long as possible, that’s what mainly I was focusing on because especially after my injury, it has been tough for me to stick on the outfield for long,” Iyer said.
India’s squad for first two Tests vs England:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan.
