English county Lancashire on Monday introduced the abroad signing of India batsman Shreyas Iyer for the 2021 Royal London Cup.
Iyer will arrive at Old Trafford on July 15 forward of the beginning of the 50-over match and will stay with the Red Rose for the period of the month-long group stage.
The top-order batsman is thought to be some of the attacking and fluent stroke gamers in the Indian ranks and has performed in 21 ODIs and 29 T20 Internationals for his nation.
About the signing, Shreyas stated: “Lancashire is a legendary name in English Cricket with a long-standing association with Indian Cricket. I am extremely humbled and honoured to carry the legacy forward of greats like Farokh Engineer, Sourav Ganguly, and VVS Laxman at Lancashire. Old Trafford is a world-class international stadium and I am looking forward to meeting my teammates and the supporters of the club.”
26-year-old Shreyas is a star identify of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and captained Delhi Capitals to the ultimate final 12 months crashing 519 runs — the fourth highest in the match — at a strike charge of 123. Following the conclusion of the final IPL, Shreyas performed in all three matches of India’s 2-1 ODI collection victory in Australia and is at the moment a part of the continued collection towards England.
In complete, Shreyas has scored over 6,000 runs throughout his profession up to now hitting 9 centuries. He averages simply wanting 45 in ODI cricket with eight fifties and a century to his identify, since debuting in 2017.
The signing of Shreyas Iyer indicators the most recent step in Lancashire’s lengthy affiliation with Indian cricket, which stretches again greater than 50 years when India wicketkeeper-batsman Farokh Engineer joined the county in 1968. He would go on to develop into a Lancashire legend and now serves as a Vice-President of the Club. Since Engineer retired, 4 additional Indian internationals — Murali Kartik, Dinesh Mongia, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly — have represented the Red Rose with distinction. In addition to this, legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar hit his maiden Test century at Old Trafford in August 1990.
In anticipation of the England versus India Test match collection at Emirates Old Trafford from September 10-14, and a celebration of Shreyas’ arrival, Lancashire Cricket will probably be internet hosting a particular Indian Summer occasions schedule throughout 2021. A collection of cultural occasions will happen that goals to convey the vitality and pleasure that Indian cricket supporters are well-known for to Old Trafford frequently.
