{"id":157481,"date":"2026-04-21T05:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=157481"},"modified":"2026-04-21T05:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:42:46","slug":"shreyas-iyer-has-been-given-a-raw-deal-manjrekar-on-pbks-captains-omission-from-indian-t20i-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=157481","title":{"rendered":"Shreyas Iyer has been given a raw deal \u2014 Manjrekar on PBKS captain\u2019s omission from Indian T20I team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70887846\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Shreyas Iyer\u2019s selection for the Indian team has been a talking point in cricketing circles for a while now. Shreyas made headlines in 2024 after he was dropped from the BCCI\u2019s Central Contract list due to non-compliance with the board\u2019s directive to participate in domestic cricket while not on national duty.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has played only 17 international games, all coming in the 50-over format. Despite guiding Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title in 2024 and Punjab Kings to the runner-up spot last season, the Mumbai batter has been overlooked in the shortest format of the game. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes Shreyas got a \u201craw deal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just unfair for Shreyas Iyer that his performances down the order didn\u2019t get him in the Indian T20I team, because those are the difficult positions. If he has that angst for somebody for giving that kind of a deal, I think it\u2019s valid,\u201d Manjrekar said on\u00a0       <i>Sportstar\u2019s Insight Edge podcast.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the IPL, when his team [Punjab Kings] reached the final, he had a phenomenal IPL. He had the issue where the selectors felt that he was not committing himself enough to domestic cricket, focusing more on the other tournaments. That may have hurt him. When you look at him now and the success Punjab Kings have had, surely we can\u2019t keep him out that long,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/gt-vs-mi-ipl-2026-mumbai-indians-ashwani-kumar-comments-on-four-wicket-haul-beating-gujarat-titans\/article70887578.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018I was working on my yorker, swing,\u2019 says MI pacer Ashwani after four-wicket haul<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Shreyas had a blockbuster IPL 2025 season with the bat, scoring 604 runs at 50.33 average and a whopping strike rate of 175.07. This season, he has been striking at 182.46 and has already scored three half-centuries in six games. Taking his red-hot form in the IPL into account, Manjrekar believes there is still a spot for Shreyas in the Indian team, possibly even as a potential captaincy option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there could be a place for him at number four. He is somebody who can take singles on a slow, turning pitch and is a good player of spin. I think he\u2019s done enough to merit a place in the T20 side, and in 50 overs as well,\u201d the former Mumbai batter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [captaincy] option is always there. After Suryakumar Yadav, who do you give it to? There\u2019s no obvious candidate. So that could be killing two birds with one stone. But, it\u2019s all premature at this stage because he\u2019s not even in the Indian team,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/58JRdBRAbIk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Apr 21, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/shreyas-iyer-ipl-2026-punjab-kings-india-t20i-team-inclusion-raw-deal-manjrekar-news\/article70887846.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shreyas Iyer\u2019s selection for the Indian team has been a talking point in cricketing circles for a while now. 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