Shreyas Iyer Sees IPL Victory As Firm Reply To BCCI Contract Omission

India batter Shreyas Iyer has addressed his exclusion from the BCCI central contract for this year, stating that winning the IPL was 'an apt answer' to his critics.

Iyer had an impressive World Cup 2023 for India, where he was one of the key players. He amassed 530 runs, which included three fifties and two centuries.

After the World Cup, Iyer did not participate in the South Africa or Afghanistan series due to injuries. He had been struggling with a back problem for a long time, which was thought to have recurred.

He got opportunities in the England Test series earlier this year but was dropped after the first couple of Tests. Shortly after, the Mumbai batter was omitted from BCCI's central contract.

Iyer recently opened up about the incident, attributing his snub from the central contract to 'lack of communication'. Through his YouTube channel, the KKR captain expressed his desperation to win the IPL and Ranji Trophy as a response to his critics.

"I had a tremendous World Cup. I wanted to take a break after that, work on my body & build my strength around certain areas - due to lack of communication, there were some decisions that didn't go in my favour. At the end of the day, the bat is always going to be in my hand & it's upon me to perform and win trophies. I knew that once I won the Ranji Trophy and the IPL, that will be an apt answer to whatever happened in the past. Thankfully, everything fell in the right place. We have a lot more trophies to win in the future," Iyer said on his YT channel.

The player recently spoke about his struggle with injuries right after the ODI World Cup. The KKR captain was asked ahead of the IPL 2024 Final where he opened up on difficulties playing the longer format of the game and claimed that despite raising concern, no one agreed to his issues.

"Basically I was struggling after the ODI World Cup in terms of longer format. And when I raised my concern no one was agreeing to it. But at the same time, the competition is with myself," Iyer said at that time.

IPL Triumph

The 30-year-old won the IPL 2024 with the Knight Riders and led the team brilliantly as KKR ended their decade-long wait for the title. He has been one of India's top players in recent years and will be hoping for a comeback to the India team soon.