Shreyas Iyer is not yet in the test controversy, former India cricketer says: ‘His time will come’. Cricket news
Former India opener Akash Chopra has poured cold water on India’s Test Squad, despite the 30 -year standout performance in recent months.While Iyer was India’s top scorer in his winning ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign and a stellar run in both IPL and domestic red balls, Chopra believes that he has a long queue ahead of him when he comes for test selection.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Shreyas Iyer will no longer get a chance. Many others have not got a chance.” “If you think about it, Karun Nair has only received his chance. Sarfaraz Khan has not been given a shot. Dhruv Jurael is waiting on the shore. If he cannot even find among those who are in the waiting line, how can he be considered for selection?”
Iyer has actually scored a great run. He scored 480 runs in just seven innings at an average of 68.57 in the 2024–25 Ranaji Trophy and rated above 90. He then followed it with the best IPL season of his career, scored 604 runs in 17 matches and took Punjab Kings to his first final in nine years.
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Nevertheless, Chopra insisted that the red ball opportunities would come with patience only. “I know he had a good first-class season. He had a good IPL, took Punjab Kings to the finals, performed well in white-ball cricket-but his time will come into the test. They just have to wait a little bit.”Meanwhile, another contender, Sarfaraz Khan, continues to impress. After 150 in three fifties and six tests, he scored 92 runs for India against Lions of England and followed it with a century in the Intra-Squad match before the England series.
