“In shape and can deliver …”: Gautam Gambhir Grab U-Turn in Shreyas Iyer selection for the Testing Test of England

With the Indian test tour orf England It is around the corner, the team selection has woke up the debate again mainly to the omission of the middle order batter Shreyas iyer. While main coach Gambhir Gautam Initially he had distanced himself from the decision with an ingenious response, stating that he was not involved in the selection process, his latest observations marked a remarkable change in tone.

Gautam Gambhir Take the Turn on Shreyas Iyer Test

One week ago, when she wondered Gambhir about Iyer’s omission of the staff, he gave a forceful answer: “Main Selector Nahi Hon” (I’m not the selector). The answer quickly became a hot topic on social media, with many netizens who interpret it as a deliberate ignorance of Iyer.

Now, in front of India’s departure to England, Gambhir said that the team should remain open to players who are in good shape and that they can deliver. Although he acknowledged the limitation of collecting only 18 players, he said that the form and performance should always be taken into account, which suggests a more flexible position than their previous comments.

“Anyone can call if they are in good shape. We can only choose 18. But I think it is always about being open to people who are in good shape and who can deliver”, Gambhir told journalists.

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Shreyas Iyer Scintiling Scintiling was the last year

Iyer’s exclusion from India’s tests for the next five -game series in England led to a large number of reactions on social media last week. Iyer has been in a touch of domestic cricket and the IPL that became a point of discussion. Has marked more than 600 runs IPL 2025 and brought his side to the final. Iyer was among the best performers of the Ranji Trophy Last season he scored 480 runs with an impressive average of 68.57 in seven tickets. In addition, Iyer was also the highest scorer in India Trophy Champions 2025Playing several winning tickets for the team winning campaign.

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