Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer has been in a terrific form in the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka as he scored two back-to-back fifties in the first T20I matches. But in a situation like this, veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik feels that Iyer “may not start at the World Cup.”
Karthik speaks
“I think he is aware at the back of his mind that he may not start at the World Cup. But first step is the book your seat in the flight and he for sure, with these performances, guarantees a strong place or contender,” Karthik said during a conversation with Cricbuzz.
“You have to understand that you literally have a set of 4-5 players who can walk into this team and have done well over the period of time. - Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, I can go on,” Karthik further added.
While talking about Indian team’s recent performance, Karthik said that “they had a brilliant run so far with Rohit handling the team.”
‘A brilliant run’
“The good thing is that every player coming into the team is trying to put is name out there saying that I'm ready to play for India and that is as good a sign you can get for a new captain and coach. They had a brilliant run so far with Rohit handling the team.
“They have been phenomenal. There are so many more matches - IPL and then South Africa will come to India. For the moment, you have to say that Shreyas Iyer has batted brilliantly and you will put a smile on every fan in Kolkata knowing that he is the leader and he is ready to go,” the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman explained.
Indian team won the first T20I matches of the three-match series against Sri Lanka and the two teams will take on each other in the third and final match of the series on February 27 (Sunday), in Dharamsala.
After the completion of the T20I series, India and Sri Lanka will face each other in a two-match Test series. The first Test match will take place on March 4 in Mohali and the second Test match will commence on March 12, in Bengaluru.