Shreyas Iyer Vs Fast Bowlers: Team India seems to be in some trouble after Virat Kohli withdrew from the first two matches just before the start of the Test series against England. Team India was in dire need of Virat against a strong Test team like England. Now after his exit, it is considered certain that Shreyas Iyer will get a chance in the playing-11 in the middle order. However, the recent form of this player is not going to reduce the worries for Team India, but increasing it.
Actually, Shreyas Iyer has been a complete flop in Test cricket since last year. From the year 2023 till now, he has played 5 test matches and during this period he has scored only 83 runs in 8 innings. He has not been able to reach the 50 run mark even once. Here his batting average has been 11.85 runs. Despite this poor batting average, his selection in Test Team India raises a big question. He got a place in the Test squad against South Africa due to his strong performance in the World Cup 2023, but there too he was struggling in front of the red ball.
Short ball is the biggest problem
Shreyas Iyer's biggest weakness is the short ball. The opposition fast bowlers mostly bowl short balls to him. Shreyas has also been giving his wickets on these balls. Till now he has not been able to overcome this weakness. Now this weakness of his has become the biggest problem for Team India at this time.
Due to his habit of losing wickets on short balls, Shreyas's record against fast bowlers is continuously deteriorating. His batting average in Test against the fast bowlers has dropped to just 28.11. This is a very poor batting average. In such a situation, now that Virat Kohli is out of the team and Shreyas Iyer is sure to get a place in his place in the playing-11, then Shreyas will have to overcome his weakness in front of fast bowlers at any cost.
Plus point of Shreyas being in the team
Here one good thing related to Shreyas for Team India is that this player scores a lot of runs on Indian grounds. His record especially against spinners is strong. There are only spin friendly pitches in India. In such a situation, he can prove to be a trump card for Team India on slow pitches in the Test series against England. He just needs to be a little cautious in front of the short balls of fast bowlers.
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