India's first big red-ball assignment in 2025 will be the five-Test tour of England, which will be no less challenging than the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia.
With Ravichandran Ashwin having retired and speculations about another one or two big names calling time on their red-ball career, India are well and truly in a transition phase and have to look for new talent, like they have discovered in Australia in the form of batting all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.
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Talking on those lines and keeping India's England tour in mind, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has hinted the Indian selectors to keep tracking Venkatesh Iyer who can provide the option of a left-handed batter who can bowl seam-up.
"India must also keep an eye on Venkatesh Iyer, who can be another fine all-rounder and is a left-hander to bat. His bowling too can do with some work, but he has played in England and can be a very good option to have there," Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
Iyer has already made his India debut, having played two ODIs and nine T20Is. He also played for Lancashire in the England summer earlier this year.
India are scheduled to tour England from June 20 to August 4 next year for a series of five Tests.
