Shreyas Iyer in T20 cricket when you have Sanju Samson Hooda and Ishan Kishan - Venkatesh Prasad slams India s team selection Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

Shreyas Iyer in T20 cricket when you have Sanju Samson Hooda and Ishan Kishan - Venkatesh Prasad slams India s team selection

Shreyas Iyer got out for a duck in the first T20I against West Indies. (Credit: BCCI) Former cricketer has called out India's baffling selection calls in the first T20I against West Indies on Friday (July 29) at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. The Men in Blue picked Shreyas Iyer ahead of in-form Deepak Hooda and Ishan Kishan in the series opener, which left many surprised, including Prasad. Sanju Samson, who replaced in the squad, was also not considered for the first game. The former fast bowler cited that management should work towards finding the right balance with the ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in a few months time. Taking to Twitter, Venkatesh Prasad wrote: "Some of the selection calls keeping the upcoming World T20 in mind are worth pondering. Shreyas Iyer in T20 cricket when you have Sanju Samson, Hooda and Ishan Kishan in the team is bizarre. With Virat, Rohit and Rahul definite starters, need to work on getting right balance." Some of the selection calls keeping the upcoming World T20 in mind are worth pondering. Shreyas Iyer in T20 cricket when you have Sanju Samson, Hooda and Ishan Kishan in the team is bizarre. With Virat, Rohit and Rahul definite starters ,need to work on getting right balance.Some of the selection calls keeping the upcoming World T20 in mind are worth pondering. Shreyas Iyer in T20 cricket when you have Sanju Samson, Hooda and Ishan Kishan in the team is bizarre. With Virat, Rohit and Rahul definite starters ,need to work on getting right balance. Shreyas, meanwhile, failed to capitalize on the opportunity, getting out for a duck. In another tweet, Prasad suggested that India had better T20 players and that Shreyas needs to work on his skills for the shortest format of the game. "He is good in 50 over cricket. In T20 cricket, there are better players as of now who can get going from the word go. Shreyas will have to work hard on his skills for T20," the former cricketer wrote. He is good in 50 over cricket. In T20 cricket, there are better players as of now who can get going from the word go. Shreyas will have to work hard on his skills for T20 He is good in 50 over cricket. In T20 cricket, there are better players as of now who can get going from the word go. Shreyas will have to work hard on his skills for T20

India beat West Indies convicingly to go 1-0 up

Rohit Sharma and Co. thrashed West Indies by 68 runs on Friday to go 1-0 up in the five-match series in Trinidad. The Men in Blue rode on superlative knocks from Rohit Sharma (62) and Dinesh Karthik (41* off 19) after being asked to bat first. They posted a mammoth total of 190. In response, the hosts batted well in patches. However, Ravi Bishnoi, , and Arshdeep Singh picked up two wickets apiece to derail West Indies' batting to secure an easy win. India will hope to carry the momentum going into the next game on Monday (August 1) at Warner Park in St Kitts. Check here for the of the T20 World Cup final 2022 Poll : Does Shreyas Iyer deserves a place in India's T20I squad? Yes No 86 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found