The clever serious mistake became a big mistake, the player who was the most needed in England

By Cross Talk India Team Last updated Jul 18, 2025

IND Vs ENG: The beginning of new selectors led by Gautam Gambhir brought a change in Team India, but some decisions were shocking. A player was dropped from the team on a challenging tour like England (IND Vs Eng), which could have been one of the most trusted options in India in this situation. This player was in excellent form in both IPL and domestic cricket, but is out of the Test team, this decision is now being disturbed by experts …………….

Gambhir made big mistake, this player ignored

The player we are talking about is none other than Shreyas Iyer. Iyer played an important role in making Punjab Kings runners -up in IPL 2025. He scored 604 runs at an average of 50+ and a strike rate of 175.07.

Despite this, he was not included in the Test team of England tour (IND Vs ENG), which raised questions about selection, especially when India is 2–1 behind in the 5-match Test series, India’s middle order in all three Tests failed.

Team India’s middle order was badly fluff in the first three matches of the five -match Test series between India and England, due to which everyone is missing 30 -year -old Iyer.

Iyer has scored 811 runs for India with a century and five half -centuries in 14 Tests so far. He last played a Test match against England last year. His technology and restraint could give stability to the team under foreign conditions, but it did not happen.

Nick Knight told a big lapse

Former England opener Nick Knight described Iyer as an essential batsman for Team India in “Rictenction Face”. He said that in the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, ignoring an experienced player like Iyer can be a big strategic mistake.

Kohli and Rohit rests on more possibilities than the Indian middle order experience after being removed from the red-ball. In such a situation, the absence of a player like Iyer can make this young batting line -up weak. This lapse of Gautam Gambhir is overshadowing England’s challenging circumstances.