Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that Shreyas Iyer has improved a lot as a batter in the last one year. Iyer played a match-winning knock for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their 11-run win over Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
PBKS captain amassed an unbeaten 97 off 42 balls, laced with 9 sixes and five boundaries. Chasing 244 runs, the rivals managed 232/5 in their allotted overs. Ganguly mentioned that the 30-year-old cricketer is ready to play all three formats for the national team.
“Shreyas Iyer the most improved batsman in last 1 yr .. ready for all formats. Great to see his improvement after a few issues on length,” he wrote on X.
Shreyas iyer the most improved batsman in last 1 yr .. ready for all formats . Great to see his improvement after a few issues on length @ShreyasIyer15 @bcci
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) March 25, 2025
Shreyas has played one-day internationals, but the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee has ignored him in Tests and T20Is. He was Team India’s highest run-scorer in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
India will play a five-Test series against England and there is a possibility of Iyer travelling with the squad.
Meanwhile, Shreyas will be looking to continue his run-scoring spree when the Kings take on Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants on April 1 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.