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Bails and Banter Ep 8: Atul Wassan discusses Indian squad for England tour excluding Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill as captain, and more

In the eighth episode of Bails and Banter, Atul Wassan opened up about the Indian squad for the England tour, Shreyas Iyer couldn't make it to the team, and more.

Bails and Banter Ep 8: Atul Wassan discusses Indian squad for England tour excluding Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill as captain, and more

Atul Wassan and Shreyas Iyer

Last Updated: 06.36 PM, May 24, 2025

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On May 24, Bails and Banter, presented by OTTplay and powered by Dafa News, had its eighth episode. In the episode, our guest, the one and only former Indian cricketer, Atul Wassan, had a detailed discussion on the Indian squad for the upcoming England tour, reacted to Shreyas Iyer, who couldn't make it to the team, and more. 

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Bails and Banter episode 8

In the 8th episode of Bails and Banter, Atul Wassan reacted to Shreyas Iyer, who could not make it to the Indian squad for the England tour. The 18-man squad is led by Shubman Gill, who was appointed India's new Test captain by the selection panel headed by Ajit Agarkar.

Atul said, "Shreyas Iyer's name is not mentioned in the Test team for India for the England tour. We cannot imagine what his mental stage is, and Kuldeep Yadav got selected from his team. So I think there is once sadness and once happiness."

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Atul Wassan thinks Shreyas Iyer deserved to be in Indian squad

Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer

He also added, "I think Shreyas will be very disappointed because of the way he batted and proved his maturity and sensibility so he deserved to be in the Indian squad for the England tour and I am shocked because there is no Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and even after this Shreyas who was really ready was opted out and selected some other players which is also right but Shreyas should have been there."

Atul shared that the way Shreyas has batted in the past year, the selectors should have given him a chance. "Every player wants to play Test cricket, and Shreyas must be thinking that he has missed the opportunity because this was the time to settle in the Test team."

Atul also opened up about Shubman Gill as captain for the Indian team for the England tour. When the host said that the players in the Indian team might feel a little betrayed, Atul said, "No, I think the players are on the same page." Talking about KL Rahul, he said that this is a series where he can actually show his mentorship because he has played for the longest time.

India Test squad for England

Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill

The Indian squad includes: Shubman Gill (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (vc, wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Arshdeep Singh.

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