Former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator, Pragyan Ojha, believes that Shreyas Iyer should make room for Virat Kohli if the star batter returns to the Test side for the remaining three matches of the ongoing five-Test series against England.

Ojha also suggested that the struggling Iyer should return to domestic cricket to regain his form. He feels if Kohli and KL Rahul return for the remaining Test matches against England, they would likely be automatic choices in the playing XI.

Notably, Iyer hasn't been performing well in Test cricket lately. He hasn't scored a fifty in his last 13 innings, with his last half-century coming in December 2022 against Bangladesh. His only Test century was in November 2021, on his Test debut against New Zealand.

Iyer only managed scores of 35, 13, 27, and 29 in the first two Tests against England, resulting in many now suggesting that he should be dropped from India’s playing XI.

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Pragyan Ojha said during a discussion on Colors Cineplex: “Shreyas Iyer was left slightly behind. When you talk about great batters like Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul has also scored runs, when they return, they will automatically be part of the XI. So probably Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar will have to make way because the situation is like that.”

Ojha signed off by saying, “It’s not that you don’t want to give opportunities, but when great batters are coming and you don’t have that much room, you cannot give them the cushion. So go back and score runs in domestic cricket.”

The third Test of the series is to be played at the SCA Stadium in Rajkot from February 15.