Shreyas Iyer likely to return for SL ODIs, youngsters in line for Zimbabwe T20Is

Gautam Gambhirs expected appointment as Indias head coach could provide an opportunity for the IPL champion Shreyas Iyer to return to the international level Iyer might appear in the threematch ODI series against Sri Lanka in July and AugustHaving a successful run in the IPL 2024 Shreyas Iyer might also play in Indias XI in the fivematch T20I series against Zimbabwe which will kick start on July 5 But the more positive chances of him featuring in Indian matches is in the ODI series against Sri LankaGambhir who is the frontrunner for Indias coach position and Iyer forged a successful partnership during KKRs victorious IPL campaign this year and the talented Mumbai righthander who has been a prolific 50over batter might finally have fortune favouring him after a few tumultuous monthsGambhir was the mentor of the franchise Iyer was dropped from BCCIs central contracts along with Ishan Kishan after they fell out with the establishment for his apparent reluctance to play Ranji TrophyAlso ReadGautam Gambhir interviewed by CAC set to be named India coach soonHowever Iyer always maintained that his recurring lower back issue kept him out of the game even though he did play the Ranji Trophy final scoring 90odd runsThere are chances for Indian youngsters to feature in the series against Zimbabwe who delivered performances in the IPL 2024 They are currently training at the National Cricket Academy The squad will be announced in the next times weekShreyas is currently not at NCA Here mostly those players are there who have performed in the IPL and will be in contention for Zimbabwe selectionAbhishek Sharma Riyan Parag Mayank Yadav Harshit Rana Nitish Reddy Vijaykumar Vyshak and Yash Dayal are all at the camp Some will go to Zimbabwe T20Is a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymityHowever there is every possibility that Shreyas will travel for the threematch ODI series in Sri Lanka The last ODI that India played was in South Africa and he scored a halfcentury 52 He had 500 plus runs 530 in the World Cup and averages just around 50 Can you drop him he addedStar Indian players such as Virat Kohli Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah will now focus on the ODIs and Tests Team India will now play nine WTC Tests from September 2024 to January 2025 Also the side will host two games each against Bangladesh and New Zealand They will then tour to Australia to play five matches Also the Champions Trophy which will be held in Pakistan is also in the lineWhile there will be a lot of new players in T20Is including IPL stars the likes of Rinku Singh Shubman Gill Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed are also expected to travel to ZimbabweIn case Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav are not rested they are expected to be the designated captain and vicecaptain for the tour although both have been playing constantly since the start of the IPLWith PTI Inputs