Shreyas IyerIndia’s performance will be closely scrutinized as India prepares for successive T20Is against the West Indies starting here on Saturday with the twin objective of winning the series and strengthening the team for the T20 World Cup. India are currently leading 2-1 in the five-match series and nothing would be more satisfying than a couple of thumping victories in front of the Indian diaspora in the United States, who are looking forward to a happy weekend cricket carnival. However, in this current system of India, if there is one person whose performance will be monitored more than anyone else, it should be Iyer.
Deepak HoodaThose who have made use of most of the opportunities they have got, as far as the big ticket T20 World Cup berths are concerned, it is looking good to beat Iyer at the moment.
with KL Rahul And Virat Kohli All set to return to the playing XI for the Asia Cup, time is surely running out for the 27-year-old Mumbaikar, who has scored 0, 10 (11 balls) and 24 (27 balls) in three matches . So far in the ongoing series.
He looked clearly uneasy against the fast and rising delivery.
While the short ball is his main problem, Iyer seems to be unable to decide what pace and gear he will bat in a T20 game, something that is not the case when he is taking strike in the 50-over format. be.
in head coach Rahul DravidSo far, no player has got a raw deal in terms of opportunities and is given enough rope to succeed.
However, in Iyer’s case, his T20I game has not produced the result that one has seen him deliver in ODI cricket.
Still, Dravid has given Iyer nine T20I games in the last two-and-a-half months, one of which was a wash-out in Bengaluru and not a single fifty when he got his chance to come out. First 10 overs.
If Iyer gets a chance in the last two matches, he has no option but to give his best as the Asia Cup squad is in all likelihood a potential team for the T20 World Cup as well.
Even if Iyer makes it to the Asia Cup or the T20 World Cup, there is little chance of him making the first XI in the top-order.
Likely to be available for Rohit
whereas Suryakumar YadavAwe-inspiring shots left all and diverse-eyed, they are expected to have their captain Rohit Sharma for company at the top of the order.
In the third game at Basseterre, Rohit was forced to retire with a back spasm when he was batting on 11 and it was a precautionary measure with a gap of three days between games.
The Indian skipper would like to continue his recent good form and positive intent in the remaining two games, but at the same time he will have the best seat to judge the form of some of his batsmen.
Rishabh Pant He has been looking good in all his short stints at the crease and will not mind putting on a big performance in front of a packed crowd at the Central Broward Park Stadium.
Avesh’s compulsion to play due to Harshal’s injury
Avesh Khan The last two matches have been taken to the cleaners, but the Dravid-Rohit duo have no other option but to continue as MP pacers. Harshal Patel He has not fully recovered from his rib injury.
Avesh has been a bit one-dimensional throughout his career, bowling either too little or too much to give the batsmen enough time to work on pace or play full-blooded drives.
it will be interesting to see if Kuldeep Yadav The series gets a game and India play with an extra spinner in case Harshal is not fit in time.
Team India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Hardik PandyaRishabh Pant, Ishaan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson, Ravindra JadejaAkshar Parel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi BishnoiKuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (captain), rowman powell, shamrah brooks, Dominic Drake, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Aqeel Hossein, Alzarri JosephBrandon King, Kyle Meyers, Obed McCoy, chemo paul, romario shepherd, Odeon Smith, Devon ThomasHayden Walsh.
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The match will start at 8 pm IST.
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