IND vs SL: Shreyas Iyer To Be Benched In Asia Cup Final 2023? Former Indian Coach Delivers Massive Verdict

Former India player, Sanjay Bangar opened up on Ishan Kishan’s chances of playing in the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 and said that the Men in Blue team management won’t risk Shreyas Iyer by including him in the first eleven after he received an injury again.

While speaking on Star Sports, Sanjay Bangar pointed out how the Men in Blue team management made five changes against Bangladesh in the last Super Fours match of the Asia Cup 2023 since they had already qualified for the final game in the tournament.

Bangar also added that the team authority wanted to be patient with Shreyas Iyer so that he an get fit before the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 and that is why he is not being added in the last match.

Team India will not risk Shreyas Iyer: Sanjay Bangar

“Not at all. I don’t think the Indian team management will look at Shreyas Iyer, and understandably so, because we saw in the game against Bangladesh, they made five changes, then there was a chance that even Shreyas Iyer could have got a game. The very fact that the team management wants to be patient and wants to give Shreyas Iyer that much time, I don’t think the team management will risk playing Shreyas Iyer at least in this particular match,” Sanjay Bangar said.

The former India player praised Ishan Kishan for his outstanding performance in the last few innings that he has played and claimed that he will be playing in the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 final against Sri Lanka.

“Ishan Kishan has done fabulously well in the last five-six innings that he has played – three innings in the West Indies under trying situations, and a couple of useful innings (in the Asia Cup), one was a superb innings against Pakistan. After that, you saw how well he batted against Sri Lanka. So all in all, I feel that taking that dismissal apart, he has had a fabulous tournament and he has even been very useful in the field. He has been very athletic,” Bangar added.

India will play against Sri Lanka in the final match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday (September 17th) at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.