Shreyas Iyer is a well-known name in Indian cricket. But surprisingly, in recent times, he has featured in only a limited number of matches for the national team. On April 17, Punjab Kings (PBKS) claimed a spectacular win Mumbai Indians (MI) Under Shreyas’ leadership, MI opened on a brilliant century from Quinton de Kock.
Former Australian captain Aaron Finch expressed his surprise to see the PBKS leader and batsman playing only a limited number of matches for Team India. Shreyas Iyer getting the limited number of chances reflects the huge amount of competition and depth in the Indian cricket pool.
Aaron Finch is surprised to see Shreyas Iyer in only a few matches for Team India
During a discussion on ESPNcricinfo, aaron finch said That Shreyas Iyer’s leadership abilities are incredible. But it is scary for other teams because he does not play much cricket for Team India.
Aaron Finch said in the discussion, “He has just started like a house on fire. His leadership is incredible. It is shocking that he does not play more cricket for India. It is scary for the opponents and other international teams around the world. Look at the depth of Indian cricket at the moment.”
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The former captain called the PBKS skipper ‘unfortunate’.
Finch considered Iyer to be a bit unfortunate as he got limited opportunities to shine for the Men in Blue. He further explains that for the team that has just defended its t20 world cup Confident of the title, it is not easy for them to reshuffle the team.
The former cricketer further said, “It is an unfortunate thing. The position they are in at the moment, you have to respect them. They are coming after winning the World Cup. It is not so easy to say, he is in great form, that is why he comes. It is some unfortunate times for those who are second.”
For me, if I am a selector, he definitely goes because he is one of the better players in the middle order – Piyush Chawla
For Piyush ChawlaIf Iyer were to be the team’s selector purely because of his batting ability as a middle-order player, he would be an automatic choice.
“For me, if I am a selector, he definitely comes in because he is one of the better players in the middle order, and he has a cricket brain and if you are looking at the future he can really lead this Indian team. For me, he definitely comes in,” the former cricketer turned cricket expert insisted.
In the ongoing IPL 2026 season, Shreyas Iyer has been in great form for Punjab Kings, scoring 203 runs in 4 innings with a strike rate of 187.96 and a batting average of 67.66.
with in-form Shreyas Iyer PBKS is performing well in the middle order. With 4 wins from 5 matches and one match abandoned, they are now the table toppers with 9 points and a net run rate of +1.067. As of now, Punjab is the only undefeated team in IPL 2026.
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