Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has applauded Shreyas Iyer for scoring a double-century in Mumbai’s first innings of their Ranji Trophy 2024-25 clash against Odisha as well. He also added that the middle-order batter might be peeved about the probable injustice meted out to him. Notably, Shreyas scored 233 runs off 228 deliveries as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Shreyas Iyer has scored another double hundred. He was hitting. The match is going on at the BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex). He hit a straight shot to reach his double hundred. He has scored his highest first-class score. He has been consistently scoring runs for the last little while,” he said. “He might be thinking that injustice has been meted out to him because he scored a century on his Test debut, and then he is now not part of the Test team. He was dropped very quickly. After that, he scored 500 runs in the World Cup while batting at No. 4, and then he didn’t get the central contract,” Chopra added.

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While talking about that he isn’t aware why Shreyas Iyer hasn’t stayed with the Kolkata Knight Riders, Aakash Chopra stated that the franchise’s IPL 2024 winning captain has not been retained.

“After that, he made his team win in the IPL but KKR didn’t retain him. Whether KKR didn’t want to retain him or he asked for more money, I have no idea. However, whatever the story might be, the truth is that he has not been retained. So he is going to come in the auction now and he has scored quite a few runs before the auction to show that he is in form and that his heart is at the right place, that he wants to play and do well. So Shreyas Iyer scoring a double hundred is a thumbs up with both hands,” Aakash Chopra concluded.