Within the first two Tests, Iyer was the one senior India batter other than Rohit Sharma to not register a major rating – he made 35 and 13 in Hyderabad, and 27 and 29 in Visakhapatnam. Thought of considered one of India’s finest batters against spin, Iyer, nonetheless, struggled each in his defence and strokeplay.
ESPNcricinfo had discovered that Iyer had skilled again spasms a day or two after the second Take a look at however was cleared for choice. In the meantime, Rajat Patidar, who made his debut in Visakhapatnam, and scored 32 and 9, has retained his spot, as has the uncapped Sarfaraz Khan.
Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar are the opposite seamers within the squad, whilst Mohammed Shami, who’s working his approach again from an ankle harm, stays out of motion. Shami’s final look for India had come within the World Cup remaining in November.
The five-match Take a look at collection against England at the moment stands at 1-1. The third Take a look at begins on February 15 in Rajkot, earlier than the groups transfer to Ranchi for the fourth sport from February 23. The fifth and remaining Take a look at might be performed in Dharamsala from March 7.
India squad for final three England Tests
Rohit Sharma (capt), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep
