Shreyas Iyer says he wasn’t supposed to play 1st ODI, was only added to XI after Virat Kohli was ruled out
When Virat Kohli pulled out of the first ODI against England due to a sore knee in the morning of the game, it was thought Yashasvi Jaiswal was the one who replaced him. But Shreyas Iyer revealed at the end of the game that he wouldn’t have played the game had Kohli been fit.
The surprise move reveals India’s mood ahead of the Champions Trophy and in particular the head coach Gautam Gambhir’s preference to have left-right combination in the batting line-up.
“As you all know I wasn’t supposed to play today. Virat unfortunately got injured and then I got the opportunity. I kept myself prepared. I knew that at any point of time I can get a chance to play. The same thing happened with me last year as well during the Asia Cup. I got injured and someone else came in and scored a century,” Iyer...