Shreyas Iyer showed his magnificent Odi form with a 59 of 36 balls in the first game in Nagpur, destroying the bowling of England. His performance occurred after he initially stayed outside the XI of India and that surprised the former Captain of Australia Ricky Ponting. Despite being a key figure in number 4 in recent years, India chose to deliver Yashavi Jaiswal a debut in the original alignment before the Kohli virat lesion forced a change.

The inclusion of Jaiswal led to a restructuring of the superior order of India, pushing Shubman Gill towards the No.3, where Kohli virat generally beats in Odi. It is not yet clear if India would have considered to push Kohli to number 4 if it had been available. There are many former crists who have asked questions about the decision, especially the exclusion of Iyer of the team, given its consistency in the last hate.

Ponting questions the exclusion of Iyer of the XI of India

In statements to the review of ICC, Ricky Ponting shared his views on the initial exclusion of Shreyas Iyer of India Playing XI. After having worked before with Iyer as chief coach of Delhi Capitals, he will join him in Punjab Kings This IPL. He was surprised that Iyer was not considered for the Indian team in recent times, pointing out that the batter had really done well in the World Cup, where he was a natural medium order player and seemed to have consolidated his place in the team.

“I was a little surprised that I have been outside the side of India in recent years. I had an excellent World Cup in India, where he played wonderfully in the average order and I really felt that I had almost consolidated that place and did that, “Ponting said.

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Ponting highlights the impressive domestic return of Iyer

Ponting acknowledged that the injuries played an important role in the absence of Iyer of the Indian team, particularly his back injury, which kept him out of action for a while. However, he pointed out that Iyer has returned strong in the National Cricket this season, offering exceptional performances. He also noted that Iyer’s resurgence coincided with the IPL auction period, even more demonstrating his consistency and form in competitive cryket.

“Then he had those two injuries, obviously injured his back and left side, but his national season this year has been brilliant. He coincided with what he has done since auction time (IPL) in the future in the domestic cricket, he has been quite outstanding, ”he added.

Ponting loved seeing Iyer back in the Indian team

Ponting believes that Iyer’s skills set is more suitable for white ball cry. He also pointed out Iyer’s ability to dominate rotating bowling, which is a great asset, especially against teams that avoid using spinning against India. However, when Spin comes into play, Ponting believes that Iyer is one of the best to handle it. I was happy to see Iyer again in the Indian team, knowing well that the young man was valuable for the average team of the team.

“It has the game that will face the white ball formats, especially in that part of the world. In those most slow and lower Wickts, it is dynamic in them. We know how good a rotating bowling batter is and the teams tend not to play much in India, but at some point it will arrive. If Shreyas is in the middle, then he is as good as anyone. So I’m delighted to see him again on his team, ”said Ponting.

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