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'Phle shreyas ko khelne to do' - Fans react as Afghanistan batter backs Shreyas Iyer to become India's captain after Rohit Sharma

Shreyas Iyer has made it to the Indian squad after a long time as he was out of the team due to the injury that he sustained a few months ago

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The star Indian batter Shreyas Iyer has been included in the Indian squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. He is set to make his comeback after a long time due to an injury break. He will be a key factor in India’s batting lineup for the upcoming two major international tournaments, including the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023 at their home.

Meanwhile, there’s also a question surrounding the Indian team management and it is of the ideal candidate to take over the captaincy duties from the current skipper Rohit Sharma in the future. The experts of the game have come up with a few names lately.

He will be a good captain because he leads a team in the IPL: Rahmanullah Gurbaz for Shreyas Iyer

Amidst all this, the star Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz has come up with a big statement, in which he backed Shreyas Iyer to be the next skipper of India after Rohit. Gurbaz also lauded his skipper and KKR team-mate in the Indian Premier League by pointing out his capabilities of leading the team from the front.

"Hopefully, he (Shreyas) will become a good captain. He will be a good captain because he leads a team in the IPL. The IPL is the biggest competition in the world. If he can lead a team in the IPL, he can lead any team in the world, India also. Rohit is there right now. India’s cricket quality is of a high level. If Shreyas leads a team in the IPL, that means he is good as captaincy material. There are a lot of players who didn’t get a chance to lead the teams in IPL. He got the chance which means he is a good captain. I am sure he will be a good captain for India,” said Gurbaz to the Times of India in an interview.

“I am really happy for him (Shreyas). After a long time, he has made it to the team. He is a key player. He is a very good player. That’s why he has been picked on the Indian side. He deserves it. We play together at KKR, he is a very good man, a good captain and a young captain. He is young and dynamic,” he added later.

This statement from the young Afghanistan batter also drew a lot of contrasting reactions on social media, where fans came up with various opinions on his statement. Some of the fans also advocated the fact that Shreyas should appear more for India as a player first.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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