Will not get a chance in Team India even after scoring runs! Who said this about Iyer
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Virender Sehwag statement shreyas iyer: In this season of IPL 2026, many Indian players have attracted everyone’s attention with their excellent performance. Especially Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar of Royal Challengers Bangalore have created a stir with their batting. However, Shreyas Iyer is making waves with both his captaincy and batting, after which the demand for his return to the Indian T20 team has started rising. Meanwhile, the statement of former Indian explosive batsman Virender Sehwag has come out regarding Iyer and all these in-form players.
Sehwag’s statement regarding Shreyas Iyer.
New Delhi. Team India’s star batsman Shreyas Iyer is creating havoc in IPL 2026 with both bat and captaincy. Iyer’s Punjab Kings, who played the IPL final last season, is doing wonders this time. It has not suffered a single defeat in the 7 matches played so far in the season. Won 6 matches, while one match was also lost to rain. Everyone is singing praises of Iyer’s captaincy and after his excellent performance with the bat, there is a demand for his inclusion in the Indian T20 team. Apart from Iyer, many players like Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal are also impressing with their performance and staking their claim for Team India. Dinesh Karthik had recently said that Padikkal should get a chance in Team India. However, Virender Sehwag has a different opinion regarding this.
Virender Sehwag’s blunt opinion
India’s legendary opening batsman Virender Sehwag does not agree with this. Sehwag believes that even though these players are scoring runs, the current Indian team is so strong that there is no room for new players in it. During a conversation on ‘Cricbuzz’, Sehwag said, ‘Dinesh Karthik is saying that Padikkal should play for India, but every season such players emerge who feel that they should get a chance. But the question is where is the place?
Sehwag’s statement regarding Shreyas Iyer.
Sehwag further said that it is difficult for players like Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Devdutt Padikkal and even Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi to make a place in the team at present. He argued that when already five-six players are scoring runs consistently, who will you drop from the team?
Indian team’s dominance
There is a solid reason behind this statement of Sehwag. The Indian T20 team has currently become the strongest team in history. India has won two consecutive T-20 World Cups (2024 and 2026). Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India has not lost a single T20 series so far. In such a situation, it is a big challenge for any new player to make a place in the playing eleven.
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