Gautam Gambhir’s Big Statement: The Indian team will go to play a five-day Test series against England in Leeds from June 20. A few days ago, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the 18-member squad for the England Test tour. After which there was a lot of discussion about Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer, because he did not get a place in this team.
Currently the season of IPL 2025 is going on in which Shreyas Iyer has shown his great form and he also did his good captaincy to take Punjab Kings to the Playoffs in IPL 2025 and he also took the team. But still he failed to make a place in the team for the England Test tour. Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke openly about Shreyas Iyer’s exclusion from the Indian team for the England Test tour on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
Gautam Gambhir’s Big Statement: The Big Truth About Shreyas Iyer Not Being Selected
Gautam Gambhir was asked a question by the reporter about the brilliant batsman Shreyas Iyer not being selected in the Test series team for the Indian team, to which he replied, “I am not a selector.“
Soon after this, he focused on the new question asked by the reporter about the BCCI’s humble invitation to the heads of the armed forces in the final match of IPL 2025 in Ahmedabad. It is speculated that he indirectly pointed towards the honorable chief selector of the Indian team, Ajit Agarkar, for this big decision.
Indian Team’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar On Shreyas Iyer’s Exclusion
BCCI’s honorable chief selector Ajit Agarkar had already given an explanation on his behalf as to why Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer was not given a place in the Indian Test team for the England tour.
Speaking to the media after the Indian team was announced by the Organization last week, Ajit Agarkar said, “Shreyas Iyer had given a good performance in the ODI series, he also played brilliantly in the domestic matches, but right now there is no place for him in the England Test tour 2025.”
