Shreyas Iyer looked in fine fettle in the nets ahead of his Test debut against New Zealand in the first Test in Kanpur. The stylish right-hander will become India’s 303rd men’s Test cricketer as stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane confirmed that Iyer will be making his red-ball debut. He will be filling in for KL Rahul, who was ruled out with a muscle strain in the thigh. Rahane said India hadn’t yet taken a call if Iyer would be the only debutant or if they might field an extra batter given India are without Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant.
All set to don the whites 🇮🇳 👌ðŸ»
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 24, 2021
