Shreyas Iyer Is All Set To Make A Comeback: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced a strong 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, which is all set to kickstart from August 30. The squad announcement saw Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul returning to the ODI squad, and Tilak Verma also getting his maiden call-up.
Shreyas Iyer’s return to the national side is a piece of amazing news for the Indian cricket team, who are looking towards him to provide stability to the team in the middle order.
Shreyas Iyer Penned An Emotional Note
Meanwhile, a day after India’s squad for Asia Cup 2023 was announced, Shreyas Iyer took to his social media and penned a heartfelt note. He extended his thanks to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) staff who helped him find his way back into the Indian cricket team for the Asia Cup 2023 after a long injury layoff.
He thanked everyone who helped him behind the scenes to make a comeback just in time for two crucial tournaments, i.e, Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023 in India from October 5 onwards. He wrote:
“Been a long journey but I’m super grateful to the people who stood by my side to help me to get where I am today. Thank you Nitin bhai, Rajini sir and everyone at The NCA, who’ve been tirelessly helping me. Much love and much appreciated,”
Check out the screenshot of his post:
Shreyas will be looking to fill up the number four position. At number four, Shreyas has played 20 innings, amassing 805 runs at an average of 47.35 and a strike rate of 94.37. Iyer has scored two centuries and five half-centuries at that spot, with the best score of 113*.
It has to be noted that Iyer was India’s leading run-getter across all formats last year, with 1,609 international runs at an average of 48.75 in 39 matches and 40 innings.
