India, April 21 -- Another IPL season, and yet again, there is growing chatter around why the BCCI need to recall Shreyas Iyer to the T20I fold. Only this time, it has grown louder, with a fresh layer to the push. It is not just his batting that has caught the attention of experts, but also his captaincy, with many backing him to succeed Suryakumar Yadav in the role for India's T20I side. Amid the chatter, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar came out in support of the batter, saying he is justified in feeling angry over his "unfair" omission from the T20I side.

It was in 2024, just months after his heroics in the 2023 ODI World Cup, that the BCCI removed him from the central contract list for not turning up for domestic games during ...