'How could you bench him?': Ex-cricketers slam Indian captain, coach after Shreyas Iyer's selection revelation

It's not often that a batter, who gave an all-timer of a World Cup campaign smashing 530 runs at an average of 66 and a strike rate of 133 would not be sure of his place in the playing XI the next time his team plays. But Shreyas Iyer had to wait for someone to pull up sore to be able to fight his place back in India's ODI side, despite averaging over 50 and having a strike rate of 100 while playing at No 4 for India for a couple of years now. And what did Iyer do? The IPL and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy-winning captain made sure that his place isn't even in doubt, hopefully.

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