IND vs BAN: Shreyas Iyer ready for Test series against Bangladesh
Shreyas Iyer has geared up for the Test series against Bangladesh. He will be seen playing in the Buchi Babu tournament starting soon. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed this on Tuesday. He will take the field for the match against Jammu and Kashmir. This match will start on 27 August in Coimbatore. Bangladesh team will tour India next month.
Bangladesh cricket team will tour India soon. During this, a series of 2 Tests and 3 T20 matches will be played between the two teams. The Test series will start from 19 September. In such a situation, all the players have started their preparations.
Shreyas Iyer has also geared up for the Test series. He will be seen playing in the Buchi Babu tournament starting soon. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed this on Tuesday. He will take the field for the match against Jammu and Kashmir. This match will start on 27 August in Coimbatore.
The match will be played in Coimbatore
MCA said in a press conference, 'Shreyas Iyer will play for the Mumbai team in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament organized by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. He will be seen playing in the Mumbai vs Jammu and Kashmir match to be played in Coimbatore on 27 August 2024.'
Had a poor performance against England
Earlier this year, Shreyas was ruled out of the last three Tests of the 5-match Test series against England.
After this, he played for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. In the first two Tests, he scored 35, 13, 27 and 29 runs.
Shreyas was dropped due to consistently poor performance. Not only this, he did not even get a place in the BCCI's central contract.
Now Shreyas Iyer has a chance to prove himself by performing well in the Buchi Babu tournament.
A look at Shreyas Iyer's Test career
Shreyas Iyer made his Test debut against New Zealand on 25 November 2021 at Green Park, Kanpur.
He was adjudged Player of the Match in his debut Test itself. He scored 105 in the first innings and 65 in the second innings.
Shreyas Iyer has played 14 Test matches in his career so far. During this, he has scored 811 runs in 24 innings.
Shreyas has an average of 36.86 and a strike rate of 63.01 in Tests. He has scored 5 half-centuries and 1 century in this format.