PBKS vs. Mi, IPL 2025: Ignored for England Tour, Shreyas Iyer has a point to prove. Cricket news

Punjab Kings faced powerful Mumbai Indians as both teams finished one top-to-twoJaipur: Shreyas Iyer’s exclusion from India’s Test Squad for the tour of England may feel like a shock, which in view of his ambition to strengthen his place in red-ball cricket. Chief selector Ajit Aggarkar’s comment is that ‘there is no place in Test cricket for Iyer despite his impressive domestic performance and a strong Champions Trophy right now’, possibly seeing his performance in the format in the format.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!This should be strict on it, because former India captain Sunil Gavaskar explains. But he does not have to give ‘defeat’.Who is that IPL player?“They have not done anything wrong. They have put piles of run in all forms of the game. So it is a bit difficult on Iyer. Maybe when they lost their central contract, they are still ranking and perhaps why he cannot break.Oighted for tests, Iyer has a point to prove, and the ongoing IPL offers the right platform.

He can draw confidence with widespread praise for his sophisticated batting and leadership, which has made him in the headlines.His IPL 2025 campaign with Punjab Kings (PBK) earned him praise last year, even when he captained Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the title.PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting appreciated his technical adjustment and composed decision making, which in view of their better time and coordination of hand-eyes.

In 13 innings this season, Iyer scored 488 runs, which includes an impressive average of 48.80 and five half -centuries at the strike rate of 172.44. His 29 sixes and 37 fours underlined his aggressive approach, making him one of the standout artists of the season.These performances highlight Iyer’s ability to mix aggression with continuity.As Punjab prepared for his final league match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Monday, Iyer would be eager to win to lock his top-two places, a chance against Delhi’s capitals at the same site on Saturday.The ambition of MI will be the same. While PBK has 17 points, MI has 16 in 13 sports.

Iyer’s strategic skills will be tested as captain, facing Hardik Pandya’s formidable MI, which is known for explosive batting and powerful bowling attack.This will be a struggle of MI’s proven resources versus PBKS’s Uber talented youth.While both teams have claimed firepower in their batting line-up, bowling units can be decisive. The MI attack led by the initial swing of Jasprit Bumrah’s Pinpoint Yorker and Trent Bowlt has been inspired by the control of Deepak Char and Michel Santner’s Guil. PBKS’s bowling with Arshdeep Singh’s swing, Marco Jansen’s boom and Harpreet Brar’s clever spin is versatile but less experienced.