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Whether Virat will take retirement or not, you will have to wait a little, but one thing is certain that it is difficult to compensate for his place, so in view of the circumstances, the selectors are still in the name of the batsmen for number 4 …Read more
Virat Kohli retired, who will be the batsman playing at number 4, know the name
Highlights
- Shreyas Iyer is the biggest contender for number 4 in place of Virat.
- Iyer scored 154 runs in the Dalip Trophy and 480 in Ranji.
- Iyer has also performed brilliantly in white ball cricket.
New Delhi. Just as it is set to come and go into this world, in the same way the retirement of the biggest player is fixed from the playground, so that Virat Kohli will not remain untouched. The market for retirement from Virat’s Test cricket is hot and the ball is in the champion batsman’s court that he believes the request of the board as if he is adamant on his decision, but the question is that if Virat does not go to England, then who will be the number 4 contender.
India has to play a 5 -match Test series on the tour of England in June. In such a situation, if Kohli retires earlier, then the place of number four in the test will be vacant. In such a situation, selectors for this spot can look at a batsman who was also removed from the Central Contract last year, but he is going through the best phase of his career at this time. This batsman’s name Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer may look lottery
It cannot be denied at all that Iyer and selectors running in great form can turn to him. Ayyar last played a Test against England in the year 2024. After this, he was out of the Central Contract list of BCCI. Iyer has again achieved the contract of BCCI due to hard work and brilliant performance. Iyer scored 154 runs in 3 innings in the Dalip Trophy. After this, he batted brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy. Iyer scored 480 runs in 5 matches. During this time his average was 68.5. He also hit two centuries. Iyer then performed brilliantly in white ball cricket. He scored 325 runs in 5 matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. At the same time, Iyer scored 345 runs in 9 matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Iyer played a key role in the Champions Trophy 2025 victory. He was the highest run -scorer for India. Capturing Punjab Kings, this season of IPL has scored 405 runs in 12 matches at an average of 50.63.
Iyer’s test record
Shreyas Iyer, India’s most trusted batsman in white ball cricket in 2025, made his Test debut in Test cricket in 2021 and scored a century in his first match. Since then, he has played only 14 Test matches. During this, he has scored 811 runs at an average of 36.86. Iyer has scored five half -centuries and a century. However, Iyer is not compared to Kohli, as Kohli’s average at number four has been 50. While Iyer has played only one match at number four in the Test. The list also stars Rajat Patidar, Karun Nair and Ajinkya Rahane, but looking at Iyer’s recent performance, it seems that he can do strong performance in Test cricket at number 4 and can also secure his place in Test team.
