T20 World Cup 2021: Shreyas Iyer to replace Suryakumar Yadav in Indian squad?
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The Mumbai batsman averages 42 with the bat from 22 ODIs for India and 28.94 in T20 games with an impressive strike-rate of 133.81 with three fifties. In just four matches in IPL 2021, Shreyas Iyer has already managed to notch up 124 runs with a top-score of 47 not out.
Former Delhi Capitals Shreyas Iyer has been in sensational form since his return from shoulder injury. Iyer had led the Capitals into the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) final was set to lead the side in this season as well but injured his shoulder in the limited-overs series against England at home earlier this year.
The Mumbai batsman averages 42 with the bat from 22 ODIs for India and 28.94 in T20 games with an impressive strike-rate of 133.81 with three fifties. In just four matches in IPL 2021, Iyer has already managed to notch up 124 runs with a top-score of 47 not out. He is one of the three standby players announced by the Indian selectors for the T20 World Cup 2021, which will start in UAE and Oman later this month.
India can still make changes to their final squad by October 10th, according to ICC regulations and Iyer may be in line to replace Suryakumar Yadav, who has been struggling for form since the IPL moved to UAE. Yadav’s score of 33 off 26 balls against the Delhi Capitals was his best knock after all single-digit scores before that in second phase of IPL 2021. Iyer also scored an unbeaten 33 but guided his side home to a win in tough batting conditions in Sharjah.