Former India spinner Pragyan Ojha has suggested that Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar are likely to make way for Virat Kohli and KL Rahul if the senior duo return for IND vs ENG 3rd Test, starting on 15 February in Rajkot.
Team India made a remarkable comeback in second Test after a shocking defeat in Hyderabad, beating the visitors by 106 runs inside four days.
However, batter Shreyas Iyer, who has been going through a lean patch for a while now, struggled to convert starts.
Debutant Rajat Patidar also had a underwhelming start to his Test career, scoring 32 and 9 in two innings.
During a discussion on Colors Cineplex, Ojha opined that if Virat Kohli and KL Rahul return for third Test, Iyer and Patidar will be the players who should get dropped.
“Shreyas Iyer was left slightly behind. When you talk about great batters like Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul has also scored runs, when they return, they will automatically be part of the XI. So probably Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar will have to make way because the situation is like that”, Pragyan Ojha said.
“It’s not that you don’t want to give opportunities, but when great batters are coming and you don’t have that much room, you cannot give them the cushion. So go back and score runs in domestic cricket”, Ojha added.
