Ex Pakistan Cricketer says, Shreyas Iyer doesn’t have hunger for red-ball cricket, shouldn’t be in Duleep Trophy’
Former cricketer of Pakistan Basit Ali took a scathing dig at India cricket team batter ShreyasIyer over his miserable performance in Duleep Trophy. The India D skipper was dismissed for a seven-ball duck in the 1st innings against India A. Ali claimed that Iyer had lost his hunger for red-ball cricket and that he was only looking for boundaries instead.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Basit Ali reckoned that Iyer lost his wicket because of lack of concentration. The former Pakistan cricketer claimed that Shreyas was ‘lucky’ that Rahane and Pujara weren’t playing in the Duleep Trophy, adding that he should have scored 100-200 runs in Anantapur. He further said that Iyer wouldn’t be a part of the tournament ifAliwere the selector
Basit Ali said, “Iyer doesn’t have the hunger for red-ball cricket anymore. He’s only hungry for boundaries. You should prioritise it. If he’s thinking he is similar to Virat Kohli after hitting two centuries in World Cup, no, it doesn’t happen that way. I’m sorry to Indians who like him, but if I was India’s selector, Iyer wouldn’t have been in the Duleep Trophy at all. He’s not respecting the game.”