Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer will soon be seen playing ODIs for the English team. England’s county club Lancashire have added Iyer for the 2021 Royal London Cup. The team itself has made its official announcement on social media.
The club wrote on its official Twitter handle, ‘Lancashire Cricket is pleased to announce an agreement with Indian international batsman Shreyas Iyer as a foreign player for the 2021 Royal London Club.’
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We're excited to announce the signing of Indian international batsman @ShreyasIyer15 for this summer's @RoyalLondonCup 🤩 🇮🇳
— Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) March 22, 2021
The club said that Iyer, who has played 21 ODIs and 29 T20 internationals for India, will reach Old Trafford on 15 July before the start of the 50-over format. He will be with the team for the group stage matches for a month.
Iyer said, Lancashire was a respected name in England cricket which had a long association with Indian cricket. He was honored to carry on the legacy of great players like Farooq Engineer, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman at the Lancashire Club.
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Lancashire’s Director of Cricket, Paul Allott said that Shreyas is one of the shining stars of the new generation of Indian batsmen. “We have decided to field a young team in the Royal London Cup because of the ‘The Hundred’ tournament this year,” he said.
He added, “It was necessary that we put the top-ranked veteran in the top-order batting to increase our chances in the tournament. Shreyas has experience in captaining the IPL apart from international cricket.”
