New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer is one of the most successful captains in IPL. Reached the finals multiple times, as captain Kolkata Knight Riders(Kolkata Knight Riders) also brought the third title. However, the Knights released Shreyas by surprising everyone the year after becoming the champion. There was speculation about this for a long time. now Shreyas IyerKKR’s former head coach Chandrakant Pandit opened his mouth about the decision to leave (Shreyas Iyer).
In a recent interview Pandit said, ‘Unfortunately we missed him. Shreyas won the title as the captain of KKR and he is a great cricketer, and to be honest, the way the team handled it, I admire him. But sometimes due to circumstances and plans such players are forced to leave. As the coach of KKR, we felt bad about it. He was not left out on purpose. Let’s just say that the situation was not in our favor.’
Pandit further claimed, ‘This happened not only to Shreyas, but to Phil Salt and many others. But I would appreciate the lead Shahrukh Khan, Jai Mehta, Juhi Chawla and CEO Benki Mysore. They have always stood by, supported us.’
KKR Shreyas continued his brilliant performance in IPL even after leaving. Last season he led his new team Punjab Kings to the IPL final after more than a decade. His and his team’s performance in the current season has also been eye-catching. Punjab Kings are the only team still unbeaten after six matches. Shreyas’ bat is also talking. He has already scored 208 runs in five innings in the current IPL at an average of 52 and a strike rate of 182.45.
After this series of performances, many are demanding Shreyas’ return to the Indian T20 team. Not only that, despite being the world-winning captain, there are demands in various circles to replace Suryakumar Yadav and make Shreyas the captain of the twenty-over team. Pandit also feels that the way Shreyas is performing, he should make a comeback to the national team. Things to watch now IPLAfter the upcoming T20 series against Ireland and England, Shreyas can return to the national T20 team or not.