Indian striker Shreyas Iyer refused captain’s offer on the western side of the area for the next edition of the Duleep Trophy, although he made himself available as a player for the domestic tournament.
Shreyas Iyer is the centerpiece of speculation since his snob of the Indian team for the next ACC tournament. Although he played incredibly in domestic matches and IPL, he was not chosen for the Indian team T20i for the Asian Cup.
Shreyas Iyer denies the role of captain for the Duleep trophy
Iyer would have refused captain’s offer on the west side of the area in the Duleep trophy, after which national selectors chose to give it to his teammate, Shardul Thakur.
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Shreyas Iyer was available for the Duleep trophy, which was cited as the first movement of the striker to prove his inclination to return to the Indian red side.
“Yes, it is true that Iyer refused the offer of the selection committee of the western zone for captain of the team. After that, the chairman of the committee, Sanjay Patil, who is also the chief selector of Mumbai, approached Thakur to direct the western zone, an opportunity that Thakur accepted with pleasure,” said a source as indicated by Gaurav Gupta of Mumbai Mirror.
Shreyas Iyer had started to train with the white ball, expecting a call for the Asian Cup
The reports suggest that Shreyas expected a call for the Asian Cup and had started to train with the white ball alongside coach Pravin Amre in the interior of the MCA. However, it was not selected for Squad Asia Cup.
Since the Asian 2025 Cup was to start on September 9 and that it would not be available for the majority of the season, Iyer, citing such a situation, had denied the captain of the Duleep trophy for the western zone.
The newly named skipper Shardul Thakur will now direct the side of the western area. He scored 505 points for Mumbai, also choosing 35 counters in the last season of Ranji.
The selectors of the western area refer to the end of the red ball career for veterans
The western zone selectors have denied a chance to select players like Ajinkya Rahane and Chetehwar Pujara, which excluded their chance for a red ball return. Pujara announced her retirement today after being excluded on the side of the Indian test.
Chetehwar Pujara played 103 test games for the country, with its last appearance in June 2023 against Australia, and he scored 7,195 points at an average of 43.60, with 19 centuries and 35 fifty.
Mumbai’s new head coach Kiran Powar will be the head-up area for the tournament, which will start at the BCCI Center of Excellence on August 28. This Also mark the start of the 2025-26 national season.
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