Shreyas Iyer Missing Afghanistan T20Is Due To Disciplinary Reasons? Rahul Dravid Says "Lot Of Batters..."

10.01.2024 - 14:13 sports.ndtv.com

Shreyas Iyer was one of the big names missing from the Indian cricket team squad that was announced for the T20I series against Afghanistan starting Thursday.

With just three T20I matches for the Indian cricket team before the T20 World Cup 2024 in June, these games were crucial for the cricketers to make their case for selection.

However, reports claimed that the selectors were not pleased with Shreyas' batting in South Africa and he was not included by the team management due to disciplinary reasons.

Head coach Rahul Dravid was asked about the reports and he made it clear that no disciplinary action was taken against Iyer.

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