NEW DELHI: Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan has expressed his opinion that neither Shubman Gill nor Shreyas Iyer should be dropped from the Indian playing XI for the second Test against England. According to Pathan, their experience becomes crucial in the absence of senior players like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.
Despite their struggles against the English spinners in the first Test in Hyderabad, where India lost by 28 runs and trailed 0-1 in the series, Pathan believes that the team management may not take the risk of including young Sarfaraz Khan in the playing eleven for the second Test in Visakhapatnam.